Quasi‐experimental Estimates of the Effect of Class Size on Achievement in Norway
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DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9442.2008.00556.x
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- Marte Rønning & Edvin Leuven & Hessel Oosterbeek, 2008. "Quasi-experimental estimates of the effect of class size on achievement in Norway," Working Paper Series 9308, Department of Economics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
- Leuven, Edwin & Oosterbeek, Hessel & Rønning, Marte, 2008. "Quasi-Experimental Estimates of the Effect of Class Size on Achievement in Norway," IZA Discussion Papers 3474, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
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