The impacts of school choice on regional economic growth

Review of Regional Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 356-368

  King, Kerry A ^a  

^a Department of Management Information Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Growth; Regional; School choice; Vauchers

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; EDUCATION; REGIONAL ECONOMY; STUDENT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746592033     PISSN: 0048749X     EISSN: 0048749X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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