The productivity of schools and other local public goods producers

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-30

  Hoxby, Caroline M ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agency; H70; I22; L32; L51; Local public goods; Productivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033211695     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2727(99)00025-0     Document Type: Article

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