The way to wealth and the way to leisure: The impact of college education on graduates' earnings and hours of work

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 199-213

  Zhang, Liang ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

College quality; Earnings; Hours of work; Undergraduate majors

Indexed keywords

EID: 40549110299     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11162-007-9080-5     Document Type: Article

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