The influence of age at degree completion on college wage premiums

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 861-881

  Taniguchi, Hiromi ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b 103 Lutz Hall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

College timing; College wage premium; Cumulative advantage of higher education

Indexed keywords

EID: 29144498104     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11162-005-6932-8     Document Type: Article

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