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Estimating the production function of university students

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Estimating the production function of university students. / Soo, K T.
Lancaster University: The Department of Economics, 2009. (Economics Working Paper Series).

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Soo, KT 2009 'Estimating the production function of university students' Economics Working Paper Series, The Department of Economics, Lancaster University.

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Soo, K. T. (2009). Estimating the production function of university students. (Economics Working Paper Series). The Department of Economics.

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Soo KT. Estimating the production function of university students. Lancaster University: The Department of Economics. 2009. (Economics Working Paper Series).

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Soo, K T. / Estimating the production function of university students. Lancaster University : The Department of Economics, 2009. (Economics Working Paper Series).

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