Incentives for efficiency and equity in the school system

Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik

Volumn 9, Issue SPEC. ISSUE, 2008, Pages 5-27

  Hanushek, Eric A ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; EQUITY; INCENTIVE;

EID: 44249114907     PISSN: 14656493     EISSN: 14682516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2516.2008.00272.x     Document Type: Article

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