Enrolment in higher education and changes in income inequality

Bulletin of Economic Research

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 249-262

  Sylwester, Kevin ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Higher education; Income inequality

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HIGHER EDUCATION; INCOME DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0041811797     PISSN: 03073378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8586.00173     Document Type: Article

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