The mixed preschool market: Explaining local variation in family demand and organized supply

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 149-161

  Edwards, John H Y ^a   Fuller, Bruce ^b   Liang, Xiaoyan ^b  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION   (United States)

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EID: 0041039248     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0272-7757(95)00033-X     Document Type: Article

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