One size fits all? The effects of teachers' cognitive and social abilities on student achievement
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Cognitive and social ability; Teacher quality; Student achievement;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
- H4 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods
- J4 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets
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