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Competition, expenditures and student performance: Reply to Borland and Howsen

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  1. Department of Economics and Finance, University of North Alabama, 35632, Florence, AL, U.S.A.

    Jim F. Couch

  2. Department of Economics and Finance, University of Mississippi, 38677, University, MS, U.S.A.

    William F. Shughart II

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Couch, J.F., Shughart, W.F. Competition, expenditures and student performance: Reply to Borland and Howsen. Public Choice 87, 401–403 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00118657

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