Human capital versus sorting: New data and a new test

Applied Economics Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 665-667

  Johnes, Geraint ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33744530862     PISSN: 13504851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/135048598354375     Document Type: Article

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