The effects of local employment opportunities on youths' work and schooling

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 401-413

  Ribar, David C ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Demand for schooling; Salary; Wage differentials

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; EMPLOYMENT; WAGE DETERMINATION; YOUNG POPULATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034997215     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-7757(00)00062-5     Document Type: Article

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