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Special Issue on the Economics of Education – Policies and Empirical Evidence: Editorial

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  • Machin Stephen

    (University College London; Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics; IZA, Bonn; CEPR,London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)

  • Puhani Patrick A.

    (Darmstadt University of Technology; SIAW, University of St Gallen; IZA, Bonn; WDI,Ann Arbor, MI, Germany)

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  • Machin Stephen & Puhani Patrick A., 2005. "Special Issue on the Economics of Education – Policies and Empirical Evidence: Editorial," German Economic Review, De Gruyter, vol. 6(3), pages 259-267, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:germec:v:6:y:2005:i:3:p:259-267
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0475.2005.00131.x
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