Oil discoveries and education provision in the Postbellum South

@article{Maurer2019OilDA,
  title={Oil discoveries and education provision in the Postbellum South},
  author={Stephan E. Maurer},
  journal={Economics of Education Review},
  year={2019},
  volume={73},
  pages={101925}
}
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