Forced to be Rich? Returns to Compulsory Schooling in Britain

Economic Journal

Volumn 120, Issue 549, 2010, Pages 1345-1364

  Devereux, Paul J ^a   Hart, Robert A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DATA SET; ESTIMATION METHOD; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; PANEL DATA; RETURNS TO EDUCATION; STUDENT; WAGE DETERMINATION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 78649423713     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: 14680297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2010.02365.x     Document Type: Article

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