Do Employers Really Need More Educated Youth?

Sociology of Education

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 68-85

  Rosenbaum, James E ^a   Binder, Amy ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031538064     PISSN: 00380407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2673193     Document Type: Article

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