Measuring heterogeneity in the returns to education using an education reform

European Economic Review

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 483-500

  Aakvik, Arild ^a   Salvanes, Kjell G ^b   Vaage, Kjell ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Norway)

Author keywords

C3; Education reform; Heterogeneity; I2; Returns to education; Roy model

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION REFORM; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; HETEROGENEITY; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; RETURNS TO EDUCATION; WAGE;

NORWAY;

EID: 77952548993     PISSN: 00142921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2009.09.001     Document Type: Article

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