The Returns to Education in Rwanda

Journal of African Economies

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 92-116

  Lassibille, Gérard ^a   Tan, Jee Peng ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; INFORMAL SECTOR; RETURNS TO EDUCATION; WAGE DETERMINATION;

AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; RWANDA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 15544377093     PISSN: 09638024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jae/ejh035     Document Type: Article

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