Stratified or comprehensive? The economic efficiency of school design

Scottish Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 173-193

  Brunello, Giorgio ^a   Giannini, Massimo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION POLICY; EQUITY; SECONDARY EDUCATION; TRADE-OFF; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

EID: 2442585629     PISSN: 00369292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0036-9292.2004.00301.x     Document Type: Article

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