What do students know about wages? Evidence from a survey of undergraduates

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 27-56

  Betts, Julian R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0002649236     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/146042     Document Type: Article

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