The earnings of American Jewish men: Human capital, denomination, and religiosity

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 694-709

  Chiswick, Barry R ^a,b   Huang, Jidong ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b IZA   (Germany)

^c NERA ECONOMIC CONSULTING   (United States)

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EID: 56049088996     PISSN: 00218294     EISSN: 14685906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5906.2008.00433.x     Document Type: Article

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