Measuring the effectiveness of schooling policies in developing countries: Revisiting issues of methodology

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 15, Issue 4 SPEC. ISS., 1996, Pages 345-364

  Behrman, Jere R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 5844374376     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-7757(96)00027-1     Document Type: Article

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