What do cost functions tell us about the cost of an adequate education?

Peabody Journal of Education

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 198-223

  Costrell, Robert ^a   Hanushek, Eric ^b   Loeb, Susanna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 43149104412     PISSN: 0161956X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01619560801996988     Document Type: Conference Paper

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