The impact of governing structure on the pricing behavior and market structure of public institutions of higher education in the U.S

International Review of Economics

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 317-333

  Calhoun, Joseph ^a   Kamerschen, David R ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Costs; Demand for schooling; Economic impact; Educational economics; Educational finance; School choice

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956931900     PISSN: 18651704     EISSN: 18634613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12232-010-0089-2     Document Type: Article

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