Efficiency of New Zealand universities and the impact of the performance based research fund

New Zealand Economic Papers

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 153-179

  Hazledine, Tim ^a   Kurniawan, Cliff ^b  

^a The University of Auckland ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

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EID: 85011137692     PISSN: 00779954     EISSN: 19434863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00779950509558491     Document Type: Article

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