Efficiency of public education in a multiproduct context : the case of colombian municipalities

Ligia Alba Melo-Becerra; Lucas Hahn; Dalma Sofía Ariza-Hernández; Cristian Oswaldo Carmona-Sanchez

Borradores de Economia

Number:

979

Published:

Thursday, 1 December 2016

Classification JEL:

C23, D24, H75, I20

Keywords:

Human capital agglomeration, Social returns, Private returns, Externalities, Uncertainty, Fiscal policy

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