Who goes to graduate/professional school? The importance of economic fluctuations, undergraduate field, and ability

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 197-210

  Bedard, Kelly ^a   Herman, Douglas A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION   (United States)

Author keywords

Business cycles; Graduate school

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS CYCLE; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; GENDER; LABOR MARKET; UNEMPLOYMENT; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

EID: 44249091658     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2006.09.007     Document Type: Article

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