Determinants of Academic Performance in Japan: An Economic Perspective

Japanese Political Economy

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 3-29

  Hojo, Masakazu ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 85011793915     PISSN: 2329194X     EISSN: 23291958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/JES1097-203X390301     Document Type: Article

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