Information asymmetry and equilibrium monitoring in education

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 96, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 237-254

  Ferreyra, Maria Marta ^a   Liang, Pierre Jinghong ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accountability; Equilibrium; Information asymmetry; Monitoring; School effort; Vouchers

Indexed keywords

EID: 83655191926     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2011.07.012     Document Type: Article

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