The accumulation of human capital over time and its impact on salary growth in China

Education Economics

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 155-180

  Liu, Zeyun ^a   Xiao, Jin ^b  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Hierarchical linear model; Human capital; Salary

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN CAPITAL; MODEL; WAGE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 33646785768     PISSN: 09645292     EISSN: 14695782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09645290600622913     Document Type: Article

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