Returns to education in developing countries

International Encyclopedia of Education

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 305-312

  Patrinos, H A ^a   Psacharopoulos, G ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Education and earnings; Education returns; Returns to schooling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867913048     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-08-044894-7.01216-1     Document Type: Chapter

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