Education and the Allocation of Talent

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 945-976

  Hvide, Hans K ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Norway)

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EID: 0347588169     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/377028     Document Type: Review

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