Measuring Investment in Education

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 9-30

  Hanushek, Eric A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

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EID: 0002338374     PISSN: 08953309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.10.4.9     Document Type: Article

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