Education and earnings: A multilevel analysis. A case study of the manufacturing sector in Iran

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 143-156

  Naderi, A ^a   Mace, J ^b  

^a Dept of MacroeconMgmt/Plnng Org ^*  (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Earnings differentials; Externality; Human capital; Multilevel models

Indexed keywords

HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; HUMAN CAPITAL; MANUFACTURING; RETURNS TO EDUCATION; WAGE DETERMINATION;

IRAN;

EID: 0037399990     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-7757(02)00026-2     Document Type: Article

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