The impact of degree field on the earnings of male and female college graduates

Education Policy Analysis Archives

Volumn 13, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-19

  Freeman, Catherine E ^a,c   Snyder, Thomas D ^a,c   Connolly, Brooke ^b  

^a United States Department of Education   (United States)

^b AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH   (United States)

^c National Centre for Education Statistics   (United States)

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EID: 15944396909     PISSN: 10682341     EISSN: 10682341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14507/epaa.v13n16.2005     Document Type: Review

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