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Central Exams as the "Currency" of School Systems: International Evidence on the Complementarity of School Autonomy and Central Exams

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  • Ludger Woessmann, 2003. "Central Exams as the "Currency" of School Systems: International Evidence on the Complementarity of School Autonomy and Central Exams," ifo DICE Report, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 1(04), pages 46-56, February.
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    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
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