Measuring school segregation

DOI10.1016/J.JET.2010.10.008zbMath1244.91074OpenAlexW2106471044MaRDI QIDQ61268

David M. Frankel, David M. Frankel, Oscar Volij

Publication date: January 2011

Published in: Journal of Economic Theory (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: http://www2.econ.iastate.edu/papers/p11808-2010-08-04.pdf

zbMATH Keywords

segregationmeasurementindiceseducationaxiomatic methodschools

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Measurement theory in the social and behavioral sciences (91C05)

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