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Subsidies, selectivity and the returns to education in urban Papua New Guinea

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  • Fatai, Osaiasi Koliniusi

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  • Gibson, John & Fatai, Osaiasi Koliniusi, 2006. "Subsidies, selectivity and the returns to education in urban Papua New Guinea," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 25(2), pages 133-146, April.
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