Changing wage structure and education in Vietnam, 1992-98: The roles of demand

Economics of Transition

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 681-706

  Liu, Amy Yuk Chu ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Returns to education; Vietnam; Wage structure

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION REFORM; RETURNS TO EDUCATION; TRAINING; WAGE GAP;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; VIET NAM;

EID: 33749254110     PISSN: 09670750     EISSN: 14680351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0351.2006.00266.x     Document Type: Article

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