The wage effects of schooling under socialism and in transition: Evidence from Romania, 1950-2000

Journal of Comparative Economics

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 300-323

  Andrén, Daniela ^a   Earle, John S ^b,c   Sǎpǎtoru, Dana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b WE Upjohn Institute for Employment Research   (United States)

^c CENTRAL EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

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EID: 19744377087     PISSN: 01475967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jce.2005.03.005     Document Type: Article

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