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On the efficiency costs of de-tracking secondary schools in Europe. / Brunello, Giorgio; Rocco, Lorenzo; Ariga, Kenn et al.
In: Education Economics, Vol. 20, No. 2, 05.2012, p. 117-138.

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Brunello, G, Rocco, L, Ariga, K & Iwahashi, R 2012, 'On the efficiency costs of de-tracking secondary schools in Europe', Education Economics, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 117-138. https://doi.org/10.1080/09645291003726426

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Brunello, G., Rocco, L., Ariga, K., & Iwahashi, R. (2012). On the efficiency costs of de-tracking secondary schools in Europe. Education Economics, 20(2), 117-138. https://doi.org/10.1080/09645291003726426

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Brunello G, Rocco L, Ariga K, Iwahashi R. On the efficiency costs of de-tracking secondary schools in Europe. Education Economics. 2012 May;20(2):117-138. doi: 10.1080/09645291003726426

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Brunello, Giorgio ; Rocco, Lorenzo ; Ariga, Kenn et al. / On the efficiency costs of de-tracking secondary schools in Europe. In: Education Economics. 2012 ; Vol. 20, No. 2. pp. 117-138.

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