A finite-sample hierarchical analysis of wage variation across public high schools: Evidence from the NLSY and high school and beyond

Journal of Applied Econometrics

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 315-336

  Tobias, Justin L ^a   Mingliang, L I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0142023215     PISSN: 08837252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jae.696     Document Type: Article

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