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The Effect of School Transfers on Academic and Non-academic Performance of Rural-to-Urban Migrant Children in China

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  • Gong, Xuche & Yuan, Yan, "undated". "The Effect of School Transfers on Academic and Non-academic Performance of Rural-to-Urban Migrant Children in China," 2017 Annual Meeting, July 30-August 1, Chicago, Illinois 259178, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.259178
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