The familiar but curious economics of higher education: Introduction to a symposium

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 3-12

  Clotfelter, Charles T ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 0001918321     PISSN: 08953309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.13.1.3     Document Type: Article

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