Returns to Education in the European Union: A reassessment from comparative data

European Journal of Education

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 13-34

  Heinrich, Georges ^a   Hildebrand, Vincent ^b  

^a Ministry of Finance   (Luxembourg)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 27844486170     PISSN: 01418211     EISSN: 14653435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-3435.2005.00207.x     Document Type: Article

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