Beyond signaling and human capital: Education and the revelation of ability

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 76-104

  Arcidiacono, Peter ^a,b   Bayer, Patrick ^a,b   Hizmo, Aurel ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 80051725296     PISSN: 19457782     EISSN: 19457790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/app.2.4.76     Document Type: Article

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