An empirical analysis of the risk properties of human capital returns

American Economic Review

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 948-964

  Palacios Huerta, Ignacio ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 2942726426     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/000282803322157197     Document Type: Review

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