Scale economies in public education

Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 23-35

  Lewis, W Cris ^a   Chakraborty, Kalyan ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0242418547     PISSN: 10904999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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