Strategic competition amongst public schools

Regional Science and Urban Economics

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 199-219

  Millimet, Daniel L ^a   Rangaprasad, Vasudha ^a  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

School choice; School quality; Spatial econometrics

Indexed keywords

CORPORATE STRATEGY; ECONOMETRICS; EDUCATION; EDUCATION REFORM; INDUSTRIAL COMPETITION; PANEL DATA; TAX SYSTEM;

ILLINOIS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846476633     PISSN: 01660462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2006.08.006     Document Type: Article

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