The wage premium for university education in great britain during a decade of change

Manchester School

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 740-764

  O'Leary, Nigel C ^a   Sloane, Peter J ^b  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79959442403     PISSN: 14636786     EISSN: 14679957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9957.2010.02189.x     Document Type: Article

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