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Comparing Public and Private Schools: The Puzzling Role of Selectivity Bias

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Murnane, Richard J
Newstead, Stuart
Olsen, Randall J

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Article provided by American Statistical Association in its journal Journal of Business and Economic Statistics.

Volume (Year): 3 (1985)
Issue (Month): 1 (January)
Pages: 23-35
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