On the rewards to education in Spain: Endogeneity and regional differences

Regional and Sectoral Economic Studies

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1-18

  Lillo, Adelaida ^a   Casado Díaz, José M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Human capital; Mincer earning functions; Returns to education; Spain

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649345987     PISSN: 15784460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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