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Book Title: Information, Incentives, And Education Policy
Number of Pages: 240 Pages
Publication Name: Information, Incentives, and Education Policy
Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Item Height: 0.9 in
Publication Year: 2018
Subject: Educational Policy & Reform / General, Administration / General, Educational Policy & Reform / Federal Legislation, Education, General, Aims & Objectives, Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 17.6 Oz
Author: Derek A. Neal
Subject Area: Education, Business & Economics
Item Length: 9.2 in
Item Width: 6.1 in
Series: The Sanford J. Grossman Lectures in Economics Ser.
Format: Hardcover
