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    Rights statement: This is a pre-copy-editing, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in Oxford Review of Economic Policy following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version Geraint Johnes and Jill Johnes Costs, efficiency, and economies of scale and scope in the English higher education sector Oxf Rev Econ Policy (2016) 32 (4): 596-614 doi:10.1093/oxrep/grw023 is available online at: http://oxrep.oxfordjournals.org/content/32/4/596

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Costs, efficiency, and economies of scale and scope in the English higher education sector

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Costs, efficiency, and economies of scale and scope in the English higher education sector. / Johnes, Geraint; Johnes, Jill.
In: Oxford Review of Economic Policy, Vol. 32, No. 4, 21.12.2016, p. 596-614.

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Johnes, G & Johnes, J 2016, 'Costs, efficiency, and economies of scale and scope in the English higher education sector', Oxford Review of Economic Policy, vol. 32, no. 4, pp. 596-614. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxrep/grw023

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Johnes, G., & Johnes, J. (2016). Costs, efficiency, and economies of scale and scope in the English higher education sector. Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 32(4), 596-614. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxrep/grw023

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Johnes G, Johnes J. Costs, efficiency, and economies of scale and scope in the English higher education sector. Oxford Review of Economic Policy. 2016 Dec 21;32(4):596-614. doi: 10.1093/oxrep/grw023

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Johnes, Geraint ; Johnes, Jill. / Costs, efficiency, and economies of scale and scope in the English higher education sector. In: Oxford Review of Economic Policy. 2016 ; Vol. 32, No. 4. pp. 596-614.

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