Encouraging classroom peer interactions: Evidence from Chinese migrant schools

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 111, Issue , 2014, Pages 29-45

  Li, Tao ^a   Han, Li ^b   Zhang, Linxiu ^c   Rozelle, Scott ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MACAU   (Macao)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84893398864     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2013.12.014     Document Type: Article

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