How responsive is higher education? The linkages between higher education and the labour market

Applied Economics

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1239-1256

  Bardhan, Ashok ^a   Hicks, Daniel L ^b   Jaffee, Dwight ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Labour market; Post secondary; University

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; GLOBAL ECONOMY; HIGHER EDUCATION; LABOR MARKET; LABOR POLICY; LABOR SUPPLY; OCCUPATION; RETURNS TO EDUCATION; WAGE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84857863774     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2011.613801     Document Type: Article

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