Labor market returns to community colleges: Evidence for returning adults

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 334-353

  Leigh, Duane E ^a   Gill, Andrew M ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COLLEGE; EARNINGS IMPROVEMENT; EDUCATION; LABOUR MARKET;

EID: 0031407735     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/146218     Document Type: Article

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