Using lagged outcomes to evaluate bias in value-added models

American Economic Review

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 393-399

  Chetty, Raj ^a   Friedman, John N ^b   Rockoff, Jonah ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

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EID: 84978730708     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.p20161081     Document Type: Conference Paper

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