The compelling effects of compulsory schooling: Evidence from Canada

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 22-52

  Oreopoulos, Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EDUCATION;

EID: 33644898849     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: 15405982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0008-4085.2006.00337.x     Document Type: Article

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