Competition between private and public schools: Testing stratification and pricing predictions

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 88, Issue 7-8, 2004, Pages 1215-1245

  Epple, Dennis ^a,c   Figlio, David ^b,c   Romano, Richard ^b  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Educational reform; Stratification; Tuition structures

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346499050     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2727(02)00187-1     Document Type: Article

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