Improving learning outcomes in francophone Africa: More resources or improved efficiency?
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- Élisé Wendlassida Miningou & Jean-Marc Bernard & Medjy Pierre-Louis, 2019. "Improving learning outcomes in Francophone Africa: More resources or improved efficiency?," Cahiers de recherche 19-01, Departement d'économique de l'École de gestion à l'Université de Sherbrooke.
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