Health human capital, height and wages in China

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 466-484

  Gao, Wenshu ^a   Smyth, Russell ^b  

^a CHINESE ACADEMY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; HEIGHT; HUMAN CAPITAL; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; WAGE;

CHINA;

EID: 77951816090     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220380903318863     Document Type: Article

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