Efficiency and equity of European education and training policies

International Tax and Public Finance

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 199-230

  Wößmann, Ludger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Education; Efficiency; Equity; Europe; Life cycle; Trade off; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 39149100276     PISSN: 09275940     EISSN: 15736970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10797-008-9064-1     Document Type: Article

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