The returns to education: Microeconomics

Journal of Economic Surveys

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 115-156

  Harmon, Colm ^a   Oosterbeek, Hessel ^b   Walker, Ian ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endogeneity; Human capital; Returns to education; Signalling

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HUMAN CAPITAL; INVESTMENT; MICROECONOMICS; RETURNS TO EDUCATION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 0037389878     PISSN: 09500804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6419.00191     Document Type: Article

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