Participation in higher education: The role of cost and return expectations

International Journal of Manpower

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2002, Pages

  Lauer, Charlotte ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN ECONOMIC RESEARCH ZEW   (Germany)

Author keywords

Germany; Higher education; Labour market

Indexed keywords

EID: 18644364683     PISSN: 01437720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437720210450897     Document Type: Article

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