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The English Baccalaureate: how not to measure school performance

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The English Baccalaureate: how not to measure school performance. / Taylor, J.
Lancaster University: The Department of Economics, 2011. (Economics Working Paper Series).

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Taylor, J 2011 'The English Baccalaureate: how not to measure school performance' Economics Working Paper Series, The Department of Economics, Lancaster University.

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Taylor, J. (2011). The English Baccalaureate: how not to measure school performance. (Economics Working Paper Series). The Department of Economics.

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Taylor J. The English Baccalaureate: how not to measure school performance. Lancaster University: The Department of Economics. 2011. (Economics Working Paper Series).

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Taylor, J. / The English Baccalaureate: how not to measure school performance. Lancaster University : The Department of Economics, 2011. (Economics Working Paper Series).

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