Returns to endogenous education: The case of Honduras

Applied Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 519-528

  Bedi, Arjun S ^a   Gaston, Noel ^b,c  

^a CEEERC   (Poland)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARNINGS; EVALUATION METHOD; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY DATA; RETURNS TO EDUCATION;

HONDURAS;

EID: 0030785104     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000368497327010     Document Type: Article

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