Race and general cognitive ability: The Myth of Diminishing Returns to Education

Psychological Science

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 139-142

  Myerson, Joel ^a   Rank, Mark R ^b   Raines, Fredric Q ^b   Schnitzler, Mark A ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0042406850     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9280.00026     Document Type: Article

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