Interpreting degree effects in the returns to education

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 439-467

  Flores Lagunes, Alfonso ^a   Light, Audrey ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; RETURNS TO EDUCATION; WAGE GAP;

EID: 77952852108     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/jhr.45.2.439     Document Type: Article

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