An alternative instrument for private school competition

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 29-37

  Cohen Zada, D ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Catholic schools; Catholic share; Competition; Demand for schooling; School choice

Indexed keywords

DEMAND ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; STUDENT;

EID: 57349083124     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2007.11.001     Document Type: Article

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