The economic contribution of PhDs

Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 219-227

  Casey, Bernard H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abstract thinking (intelligence); Education (government policy); Growth theory (endogenous); Higher degrees (PhD); Returns to education (private and social)

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449581264     PISSN: 1360080X     EISSN: 14699508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13600800902974294     Document Type: Article

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