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The Effects of Reducing Tracking in Upper Secondary School

Evidence from a Large-Scale Pilot Scheme

Caroline Hall
Journal of Human Resources, January 2012, 47 (1) 237-269; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.47.1.237
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