College quality and early adult outcomes

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 588-602

  Long, Mark C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Human capital; Rate of return

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; HIGHER EDUCATION; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HUMAN CAPITAL; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; RETURNS TO EDUCATION; WAGE;

EID: 47949112361     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2007.04.004     Document Type: Article

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