Reverse discrimination and efficiency in education

International Economic Review

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1009-1031

  De Fraja, Gianni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 27744571417     PISSN: 00206598     EISSN: 14682354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2354.2005.00355.x     Document Type: Review

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