Efficiency of the primary and secondary schools in Sweden

Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 33-51

  Heshmati, Almas ^a   Kumbhakar, Subal C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 0002234207     PISSN: 00313831     EISSN: 14701170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0031383970410103     Document Type: Article

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