Estimating the economic return to educational levels using data on twins

Journal of Applied Econometrics

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 99-119

  Isacsson, Gunnar ^a,b  

^a SWEDISH NATIONAL ROAD AND TRANSPORT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b VTI/TEK   (Sweden)

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EID: 10044249777     PISSN: 08837252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jae.724     Document Type: Article

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