Teacher hiring practices and educational efficiency

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 658-668

  Naper, Linn Renée ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

DEA; Education; Efficiency; Hiring practices; School autonomy

Indexed keywords

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; DECENTRALIZATION; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; EMPLOYMENT GENERATION; LABOR SUPPLY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECRUITMENT (EMPLOYMENT);

NORWAY;

EID: 77953022142     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2009.11.002     Document Type: Article

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