The paradox of education or the good side of inequality

Oxford Economic Papers

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 265-285

  Garcia peñalosa, Cecilia ^a  

^a NUFFIELD COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; EDUCATION; INEQUALITY; LABOUR MARKET;

EID: 0029537902     PISSN: 00307653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.oep.a042170     Document Type: Article

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