America's graduation from high school: The evolution and spread of secondary schooling in the twentieth century

Journal of Economic History

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 345-374

  Goldin, Claudia ^a,b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 0000284929     PISSN: 00220507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022050700020544     Document Type: Article

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