Trends in quality-adjusted skill premia in the United States, 1960-2000

American Economic Review

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2309-2349

  Carneiro, Pedro ^a,b   Lee, Sokbae ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE FOR FISCAL STUDIES   (United Kingdom)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

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EID: 80054946660     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.101.6.2309     Document Type: Article

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