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Does more school district administration lower educational productivity? Some evidence on the "Administrative Blob" in New York public schools

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  • Brewer, Dominic J., 1996. "Does more school district administration lower educational productivity? Some evidence on the "Administrative Blob" in New York public schools," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 15(2), pages 111-124, April.
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