The (Perceived) returns to education and the demand for schooling

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 515-548

  Jensen, Robert ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77951956126     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: 15314650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/qjec.2010.125.2.515     Document Type: Article

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