The legacy of U.S. Educational leadership: Notes on distribution and economic growth in the 20th century

American Economic Review

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 18-23

  Goldin, Claudia ^b   Katz, Lawrence F ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0002875706     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.91.2.18     Document Type: Article

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