Efficiency of Finnish Upper Secondary Schools: An Application of Stochastic Frontier Analysis with Panel Data
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Efficiency; stochastic frontier analysis; secondary schools; Public services; Julkiset palvelut; Effectiveness of public services; Julkisten palvelujen vaikuttavuus;NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-ALL-2008-03-25 (All new papers)
- NEP-EDU-2008-03-25 (Education)
- NEP-EFF-2008-03-25 (Efficiency & Productivity)
- NEP-LAB-2008-03-25 (Labour Economics)
- NEP-URE-2008-03-25 (Urban & Real Estate Economics)
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