Human capital risk and economic growth

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 709-744

  Krebs, Tom ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0037677759     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/003355303321675491     Document Type: Article

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