The impact on annual earnings of adult upper secondary education in Sweden

International Journal of Lifelong Education

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 303-321

  Stenberg, Anders ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 77951687673     PISSN: 02601370     EISSN: 1464519X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02601371003700600     Document Type: Article

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