Changes in the rate of return to education in Sweden: 1968-1991

Applied Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1653-1663

  Palme, Mårten O ^a   Wright, Robert E ^b,c  

^a STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^c CEPR   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; HUMAN CAPITAL; RETURNS TO EDUCATION; WAGE;

SWEDEN;

EID: 0032463882     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000368498324724     Document Type: Article

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