Interpreting tests of school VAM validity

American Economic Review

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 388-392

  Angrist, Joshua ^a   Hull, Peter ^a   Pathak, Parag ^a   Walters, Christopher ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84978715598     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.p20161080     Document Type: Conference Paper

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