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Political economy of the inequality in school spending

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  • Husted, Thomas A.
  • Kenny, Lawrence W.

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  • Figlio, David N. & Husted, Thomas A. & Kenny, Lawrence W., 2004. "Political economy of the inequality in school spending," Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 55(2), pages 338-349, March.
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