The Headmaster Ritual: The Importance of Management for School Outcomes

Scandinavian Journal of Economics

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 912-940

  Böhlmark, Anders ^a   Grönqvist, Erik ^b   Vlachos, Jonas ^c  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Institute for Labour Market Policy Evaluation (IFAU)   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

H4; I21; J45; Principals; school management

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PANEL DATA; STUDENT; WORKING CONDITIONS;

EID: 84995468918     PISSN: 03470520     EISSN: 14679442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sjoe.12149     Document Type: Article

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