Educational policies in a long-run perspective

Economic Policy

Volumn 28, Issue 73, 2013, Pages 45-100

  Braga, Michela ^a   Checchi, Daniele ^a   Meschi, Elena ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION POLICY; EDUCATION REFORM; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

EUROPE;

EID: 84873602489     PISSN: 02664658     EISSN: 14680327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0327.12002     Document Type: Article

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