Browsing Department of Economics by Author "Angrist, Joshua"

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    • Explaining Charter School Effectiveness 

      Angrist, Joshua; Pathak, Parag; Walters, Christopher (Cambridge, MA: Department of Economics, massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012-04-12)
      Estimates using admissions lotteries suggest that urban charter schools boost student achievement, while charter schools in other settings do not. Using the largest available sample of lotteried applicants to charter ...