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Have we put an end to social promotion? Changes in school progress among children aged 6 to 17 from 1972 to 2005

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  • Robert Hauser

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  • Carl Frederick & Robert Hauser, 2008. "Have we put an end to social promotion? Changes in school progress among children aged 6 to 17 from 1972 to 2005," Demography, Springer;Population Association of America (PAA), vol. 45(3), pages 719-740, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:demogr:v:45:y:2008:i:3:p:719-740
    DOI: 10.1353/dem.0.0015
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