Educational attainment and the changing U.S. wage structure: Dynamic implications on young individuals' choices

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 541-594

  Buchinsky, Moshe ^a   Leslie, Phillip ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77955673215     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/651720     Document Type: Article

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