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Applied efficiency analysis in education

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  • Shawna Grosskopf
  • Kathy Hayes
  • Lori L. Taylor

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  • Shawna Grosskopf & Kathy Hayes & Lori L. Taylor, 2014. "Applied efficiency analysis in education," Economics and Business Letters, Oviedo University Press, vol. 3(1), pages 19-26.
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