Why are the returns to schooling higher for women than for men?

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 969-988

  Dougherty, Christopher ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT;

EID: 30944438029     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/jhr.xl.4.969     Document Type: Article

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