The allocation of public funds in a hierarchical educational system

Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2485-2510

  Su, Xuejuan ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Education policy; Hierarchical education; Public resource allocation; Redistributive effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 7244243997     PISSN: 01651889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jedc.2004.01.003     Document Type: Article

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