Spending, school structure, and public education quality. Evidence from California

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 89-106

  Marlow, Michael L ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

I21; I22; Quality; School structure; Spending

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002426356     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0272-7757(99)00035-7     Document Type: Article

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