The failure of input-based schooling policies

Economic Journal

Volumn 113, Issue 485, 2003, Pages

  Hanushek, Eric A ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EDUCATION POLICY; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037293687     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0297.00099     Document Type: Article

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