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Adjusting teacher salaries for the cost of living: the effect on salary comparisons and policy conclusions

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  • Stoddard, Christiana, 2005. "Adjusting teacher salaries for the cost of living: the effect on salary comparisons and policy conclusions," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 24(3), pages 323-339, June.
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