The effect of school size on exam performance in secondary schools

Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 291-324

  Bradley, Steve ^a   Taylor, Jim ^a  

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EID: 0032384040     PISSN: 03059049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0084.00102     Document Type: Article

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