Monetary and Nonmonetary Returns to Education in Indonesia

Developing Economies

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 34-59

  Sohn, Kitae ^a  

^a Kookmin University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

D60; Happiness; Human capital; I21; Indonesia; J24; O53; Returns to education

Indexed keywords

HUMAN CAPITAL; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETURNS TO EDUCATION; SELF EMPLOYMENT;

INDONESIA;

EID: 84874069488     PISSN: 00121533     EISSN: 17461049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/deve.12001     Document Type: Article

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