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

Borradores de Economia
Number: 
979
Published: 
Classification JEL: 
C23, D24, H75, I20
Keywords: 
Human capital agglomeration, Social returns, Private returns, Externalities, Uncertainty, Fiscal policy
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