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The effective use of student time: A stochastic frontier production function case study

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  • Peter Dolton
  • Oscar Marcenaro
  • Lucia Navarro

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  • Peter Dolton & Oscar Marcenaro & Lucia Navarro, 2001. "The effective use of student time: A stochastic frontier production function case study," CEE Discussion Papers 0010, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE.
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