The acquisition and labor market value of four English skills: New evidence from NALS

Contemporary Economic Policy

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 259-269

  Gonzalez, Arturo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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EID: 23044523502     PISSN: 10743529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7287.2000.tb00023.x     Document Type: Article

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