Economies of scale, school violence and the optimal size of schools

Applied Economics

Volumn 36, Issue 15, 2004, Pages 1677-1684

  Ferris, J S ^a   West, E G ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECONOMY OF SCALE; EDUCATION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 4143063648     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0003684042000266856     Document Type: Article

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