Stand and deliver: Effects of Boston’s charter high schools on college preparation, entry, and choice

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 275-318

  Angrist, Joshua D ^a   Cohodes, Sarah R ^b   Dynarski, Susan M ^a   Pathak, Parag A ^a   Walters, Christopher R ^c  

^a NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84961248850     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/683665     Document Type: Article

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