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Competition Among Italian Junior-Secondary Schools: A Variance-Decomposition Empirical Analysis

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  • Tommaso Agasisti, 2013. "Competition Among Italian Junior-Secondary Schools: A Variance-Decomposition Empirical Analysis," Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 84(1), pages 17-42, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:annpce:v:84:y:2013:i:1:p:17-42
    DOI: 10.1111/apce.2013.84.issue-1
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