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Balancing the risk of ‘Lazearian’ interrupters and the benefits of educational and social peers: tracing parental preferences for class-size reduction

Karl Fritjof KrasselKORA, Danish Institute for Local and Regional Government Research, Copenhagen K, Denmark
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Jacob LadenburgKORA, Danish Institute for Local and Regional Government Research, Copenhagen K, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Camilla DalsgaardKORA, Danish Institute for Local and Regional Government Research, Copenhagen K, Denmark
Pages 471-481 | Published online: 23 Sep 2015

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