Class size and achievement in introductory economics: Evidence from the TUCE III data

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 385-394

  Kennedy, Peter E ^a   Siegfried, John J ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000284281     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0272-7757(96)00063-5     Document Type: Article

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