The cost structure of higher education in further education colleges in England

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 471-482

  Lenton, Pamela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Costs; Economies of scale; Educational economics

Indexed keywords

COST; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION POLICY; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; HIGHER EDUCATION; PANEL DATA; STOCHASTICITY;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 44049086871     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2007.05.003     Document Type: Article

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