The external returns to education: Evidence from Chinese cities

Journal of Urban Economics

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 542-564

  Liu, Zhiqiang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

External returns to education; Human capital externalities; Urban economy

Indexed keywords

EID: 34147126913     PISSN: 00941190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jue.2006.08.007     Document Type: Article

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