Changes in the returns to education in Argentina

Journal of Applied Economics

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 259-279

  Di Pietro, Giorgio ^a   Pedace, Lucas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Cross Cutting Strategy and Analysis Directorate   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Argentina; Endogeneity; Returns to education; Sample selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149166464     PISSN: 15140326     EISSN: 16676726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15140326.2008.12040507     Document Type: Article

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