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Beyond frontiers: comparing the efficiency of higher education decision-making units across more than one country. / Agasisti, T; Johnes, G.
In: Education Economics, Vol. 17, No. 1, 2009, p. 59-79.

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Agasisti, T & Johnes, G 2009, 'Beyond frontiers: comparing the efficiency of higher education decision-making units across more than one country', Education Economics, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 59-79. https://doi.org/10.1080/09645290701523291

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Agasisti, T., & Johnes, G. (2009). Beyond frontiers: comparing the efficiency of higher education decision-making units across more than one country. Education Economics, 17(1), 59-79. https://doi.org/10.1080/09645290701523291

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Agasisti T, Johnes G. Beyond frontiers: comparing the efficiency of higher education decision-making units across more than one country. Education Economics. 2009;17(1):59-79. doi: 10.1080/09645290701523291

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Agasisti, T ; Johnes, G. / Beyond frontiers: comparing the efficiency of higher education decision-making units across more than one country. In: Education Economics. 2009 ; Vol. 17, No. 1. pp. 59-79.

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