Diminishing marginal returns and the production of education: An international analysis

Education Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 31-53

  Harris, Douglas N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic development; Economics of scale; Resource allocation

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMY OF SCALE; EDUCATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

EID: 33847321187     PISSN: 09645292     EISSN: 14695782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09645290601133894     Document Type: Article

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