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Does price matter? Overseas students in UK higher education. / Elliott, C F; Soo, K T.
In: Economics of Education Review, Vol. 29, No. 4, 08.2010, p. 553-565.

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Elliott, CF & Soo, KT 2010, 'Does price matter? Overseas students in UK higher education', Economics of Education Review, vol. 29, no. 4, pp. 553-565. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econedurev.2009.10.016

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Elliott, C. F., & Soo, K. T. (2010). Does price matter? Overseas students in UK higher education. Economics of Education Review, 29(4), 553-565. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econedurev.2009.10.016

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Elliott CF, Soo KT. Does price matter? Overseas students in UK higher education. Economics of Education Review. 2010 Aug;29(4):553-565. doi: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2009.10.016

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Elliott, C F ; Soo, K T. / Does price matter? Overseas students in UK higher education. In: Economics of Education Review. 2010 ; Vol. 29, No. 4. pp. 553-565.

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