The potential of urban boarding schools for the poor: Evidence from SEED

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 65-93

  Curto, Vilsa E ^a   Fryer Jr , Roland G ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84889652198     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/671798     Document Type: Article

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