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The Effect of Tracking Students by Ability into Different Schools

A Natural Experiment

Nina Guyon, Eric Maurin and Sandra McNally
Journal of Human Resources, July 2012, 47 (3) 684-721; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.47.3.684
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vol. 47 no. 3 684-721
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.47.3.684
Published By 
University of Wisconsin Press
Print ISSN 
0022-166X
Online ISSN 
1548-8004
History 
  • Received October 1, 2010
  • Accepted July 1, 2011
  • Published online June 20, 2012.
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© 2012 by the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System

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  2. Eric Maurin and
  3. Sandra McNally
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    • I. Introduction
    • II. Literature
    • III. Institutions and reform
    • IV. Data and variables
    • V. Educational Effects of the Reform
    • VI. Interpretation and Discussion
    • VII. Conclusion
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