Human capital prices, productivity, and growth

American Economic Review

Volumn 102, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 3483-3515

  Bowlus, Audra J ^a   Robinson, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 84873313029     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.102.7.3483     Document Type: Article

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