Why is Math Cheaper than English? Understanding Cost Differences in Higher Education
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- Steven W. Hemelt & Kevin M. Stange & Fernando Furquim & Andrew Simon & John E. Sawyer, 2021. "Why Is Math Cheaper than English? Understanding Cost Differences in Higher Education," Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 39(2), pages 397-435.
- Hemelt, Steven W. & Stange, Kevin & Furquim, Fernando & Simon, Andrew & Sawyer, John E., 2018. "Why is Math Cheaper than English? Understanding Cost Differences in Higher Education," IZA Discussion Papers 11968, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
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JEL classification:
- I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
- I22 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Educational Finance; Financial Aid
- I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
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