Double trouble: On the value of twins-based estimation of the return to schooling

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 169-182

  Bound, John ^a   Solon, Gary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Return to schooling; Twins data

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012908450     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0272-7757(98)00048-x     Document Type: Article

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