Data watch: The national longitudinal surveys

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 239-253

  Pergamit, Michael R ^a   Pierret, Charles R ^b   Rothstein, Donna S ^b   Veum, Jonathan R ^c  

^a University of Chicago   (United States)

^b BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0007384009     PISSN: 08953309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.15.2.239     Document Type: Article

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