Do single-sex classes affect achievement? : a study in a coeducational university

Borradores de Economia
Number: 
787
Published: 
Classification JEL: 
C9, C91, C92, J16, J24
Keywords: 
Human capital agglomeration, Social returns, Private returns, Externalities, Uncertainty, Fiscal policy

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