Do households prefer small school districts? A natural experiment

Southern Economic Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 819-841

  Banzhaf, H Spencer ^a   Bhalla, Garima ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 84856849312     PISSN: 00384038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4284/0038-4038-78.3.819     Document Type: Article

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