On the importance of school-based inputs in the production of student achievement: Evidence in a recent Scandinavian context
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Keywords
Knowledge production function; Instruction time; Class size; Teacher aide; Parental response; School resources;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D01 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Microeconomic Behavior: Underlying Principles
- H52 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Education
- I20 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - General
- I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy
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