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School performance in Australia: is there a role for quasi-markets?

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School performance in Australia: is there a role for quasi-markets? / Draca, M; Green, C; Bradley, S.
In: The Australian Economic Review, Vol. 37, No. 3, 2004, p. 271-286.

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Draca, M, Green, C & Bradley, S 2004, 'School performance in Australia: is there a role for quasi-markets?', The Australian Economic Review, vol. 37, no. 3, pp. 271-286. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8462.2004.00329.x

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Draca, M., Green, C., & Bradley, S. (2004). School performance in Australia: is there a role for quasi-markets? The Australian Economic Review, 37(3), 271-286. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8462.2004.00329.x

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Draca M, Green C, Bradley S. School performance in Australia: is there a role for quasi-markets? The Australian Economic Review. 2004;37(3):271-286. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8462.2004.00329.x

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Draca, M ; Green, C ; Bradley, S. / School performance in Australia: is there a role for quasi-markets?. In: The Australian Economic Review. 2004 ; Vol. 37, No. 3. pp. 271-286.

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