The economics of persistence: Graduation rates of athletes as labor market choice

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 513-539

  DeBrock, Lawrence ^a   Hendricks, Wallace ^a   Koenker, Roger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 0001060034     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/146263     Document Type: Article

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