Efficiency differences of finnish senior secondary schools: An application of DEA and Tobit analysis

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 377-394

  Kirjavainen, Tanja ^a   Loikkanen, Heikki A ^b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus Finland   (Finland)

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EID: 0000098548     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0272-7757(97)00048-4     Document Type: Article

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