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Economic approaches to school efficiency. / Johnes, Geraint.

The Economics of Education: A Comprehensive Overview. ed. / Steve Bradley; Colin Green. 2nd. ed. Amsterdam : Academic Press, 2020. p. 479-489.

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Johnes, G 2020, Economic approaches to school efficiency. in S Bradley & C Green (eds), The Economics of Education: A Comprehensive Overview. 2nd edn, Academic Press, Amsterdam, pp. 479-489. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-815391-8.00035-5Get

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Johnes, G. (2020). Economic approaches to school efficiency. In S. Bradley, & C. Green (Eds.), The Economics of Education: A Comprehensive Overview (2nd ed., pp. 479-489). Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-815391-8.00035-5Get

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Johnes G. Economic approaches to school efficiency. In Bradley S, Green C, editors, The Economics of Education: A Comprehensive Overview. 2nd ed. Amsterdam: Academic Press. 2020. p. 479-489 doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-815391-8.00035-5Get

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Johnes, Geraint. / Economic approaches to school efficiency. The Economics of Education: A Comprehensive Overview. editor / Steve Bradley ; Colin Green. 2nd. ed. Amsterdam : Academic Press, 2020. pp. 479-489

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