Effects of school quality on student achievement: Discontinuity evidence from Kenya

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 234-263

  Lucas, Adrienne M ^a   Mbiti, Isaac M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84903884024     PISSN: 19457782     EISSN: 19457790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/app.6.3.234     Document Type: Article

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