Modeling the Transition to Public School Choice
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Public School Choice: An Economic Analysis
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1460-7425
DOI: 10.18564/jasss.2402