The effect of school closings on student achievement

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 119, Issue , 2014, Pages 108-124

  Brummet, Quentin ^a  

^a U S CENSUS BUREAU   (United States)

Author keywords

H40; I21; School closings; School quality; Student mobility

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908673344     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2014.06.010     Document Type: Article

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