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The effect of pre-primary education on primary school performance

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ID23317359
AuthorsSamuel Berlinski (0000-0002-2498-4011, Institute for Fiscal Studies, corresponding author), Sebastián Galiani (0000-0002-8965-0995, Washington University in St. Louis), Paul Gertler (0000-0003-0280-7513, University of California, Berkeley)
Year2009
Volume93
Issue1-2
Pages219-234
Publication date2009-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Public Economics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0047-2727 • E-ISSN: 1879-2316
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.jpubeco.2008.09.002
OpenAlexW2024503557
LanguageEN
Citations received103
References cited25

Attendance · Demographic economics · Econometrics · Economic growth · Economics · Foundation (evidence) · Mathematics education · Physics · Political science · Primary (astronomy) · Primary education · Standard deviation · Statistics · Test (biology) · Universal Primary Education · Early Childhood Education and Development · Law · Mathematics · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology · School Choice and Performance

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