Family characteristics and the returns to schooling: Evidence on gender differences from a sample of Australian Twins

Economica

Volumn 64, Issue 253, 1997, Pages 119-136

  Miller, Paul ^a   Mulvey, Charles ^a   Martin, Nick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

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EID: 0039530992     PISSN: 00130427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0335.00067     Document Type: Article

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