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Determining the optimal size of study fields in Flemish secondary education

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  • Smet, Mike, 2001. "Determining the optimal size of study fields in Flemish secondary education," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 20(5), pages 443-457, October.
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    1. Dougherty, C. R. S., 1990. "Unit costs and economies of scale in vocational and technical education: Evidence from the People's Republic of China," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 9(4), pages 389-394, December.
    2. Mike Smet & Walter Nonneman, 1998. "Economies of scale and scope in Flemish secondary schools," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 30(9), pages 1251-1258.
    3. Hanushek, Eric A, 1986. "The Economics of Schooling: Production and Efficiency in Public Schools," Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association, vol. 24(3), pages 1141-1177, September.
    4. Mike SMET, 1998. "Multi-product cost functions : An application to the production characteristics of secondary education in Flanders," Discussion Papers (REL - Recherches Economiques de Louvain) 1998043, Université catholique de Louvain, Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales (IRES).
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