Alternative school policies and the benefits of general cognitive skills

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 447-462

  Hanushek, Eric A ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic development; Economic impact; Efficiency; Human capital; Rate of return

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC IMPACT; EDUCATION POLICY; HUMAN CAPITAL; POLICY REFORM; SKILLED LABOR; TEACHING;

EID: 33745127754     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2004.08.011     Document Type: Article

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