Identity and schooling: Some lessons for the economics of education

Journal of Economic Literature

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1167-1201

  Akerlof, George A ^a   Kranton, Rachel E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0040673264     PISSN: 00220515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/.40.4.1167     Document Type: Article

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