How much more does a disadvantaged student cost?

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 513-532

  Duncombe, William ^a   Yinger, John ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disadvantaged students; Educational costs; State aid to education

Indexed keywords

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EID: 20344395590     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2004.07.015     Document Type: Article

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