Health, wealth and happiness: Why pursue a higher education?

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 245-256

  Hartog, Joop ^a   Oosterbeek, Hessel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0001411065     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0272-7757(97)00064-2     Document Type: Article

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