Education and racial inequality: The human capital explanation revisited

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 259-272

  Carnoy, Martin ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARNINGS LEVEL; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; HUMAN CAPITAL; RACIAL DISPARITY;

USA;

EID: 0030430846     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0272-7757(96)00014-3     Document Type: Article

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