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The Contributions of School Quality and Teacher Qualifications to Student Performance

Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Beijing Middle Schools

Fang Lai, Elisabeth Sadoulet and Alain de Janvry
Journal of Human Resources, January 2011, 46 (1) 123-153; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.46.1.123
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vol. 46 no. 1 123-153
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.46.1.123
Published By 
University of Wisconsin Press
Print ISSN 
0022-166X
Online ISSN 
1548-8004
History 
  • Received March 1, 2008
  • Accepted October 1, 2009
  • Published online December 22, 2010.
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© 2011 by the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System

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  1. Fang Lai,
  2. Elisabeth Sadoulet and
  3. Alain de Janvry
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    • I. Introduction
    • II. The Roles of School Quality and Teacher Qualifications on Performance
    • III. The Education Reform as a Natural Experiment
    • IV. The Preference-Based Randomized Process of Student Assignment to Schools
    • V. Effects of School Quality on Student Performance
    • VI. Effects of Teacher Qualifications on Student Test Scores
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