Effects of School Quality on Student Achievement: Discontinuity Evidence from Kenya
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- Adrienne M. Lucas & Isaac M. Mbiti, 2014. "Effects of School Quality on Student Achievement: Discontinuity Evidence from Kenya," American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association, vol. 6(3), pages 234-263, July.
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Education; Kenya; returns to secondary school;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- H52 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Education
- I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-AFR-2014-01-17 (Africa)
- NEP-EDU-2014-01-17 (Education)
- NEP-URE-2014-01-17 (Urban and Real Estate Economics)
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