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More Harm than Good?

Sorting Effects in a Compensatory Education Program

Laurent Davezies and Manon Garrouste
Journal of Human Resources, January 2020, 55 (1) 240-277; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.55.1.0416-7839R1
Laurent Davezies
Laurent Davezies is a researcher at Center for Research in Economics and Statistics (CREST). Manon Garrouste is an assistant professor at University of Lille, LEM–CNRS (UMR 9221) ().
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Manon Garrouste
Laurent Davezies is a researcher at Center for Research in Economics and Statistics (CREST). Manon Garrouste is an assistant professor at University of Lille, LEM–CNRS (UMR 9221) ().
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    • I. Introduction
    • II. A Brief Description of the French Education System
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