Competitive effects of means-tested school vouchers

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Volumn 6, Issue 1 A, 2014, Pages 133-156

  Figlio, David ^a,b   Hart, Cassandra M D ^c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84894065361     PISSN: 19457782     EISSN: 19457790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/app.6.1.133     Document Type: Article

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