Changes in compulsory schooling, education and the distribution of wages in Europe

Economic Journal

Volumn 119, Issue 536, 2009, Pages 516-539

  Brunello, Giorgio ^a   Fort, Margherita ^b   Weber, Guglielmo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; WAGE;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 64649096793     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: 14680297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2008.02244.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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