High school completion and future youth unemployment: New evidence from high school and beyond

Journal of Applied Econometrics

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 23-53

  Li, Mingliang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

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EID: 33644787847     PISSN: 08837252     EISSN: 10991255     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jae.817     Document Type: Article

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