Education-Finance Reform and the Distribution of Education Resources

American Economic Review

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 789-812

  Murray, Sheila E ^a   Evans, William N ^b   Schwab, Robert M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 0348099741     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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