Effects of education on adult health in Sweden: Results from a natural experiment

Contributions to Economic Analysis

Volumn 290, Issue , 2010, Pages 179-199

  Spasojević, Jasmina ^a  

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Author keywords

Compulsory school Reform; Education; Health; Instrumental variables

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897819396     PISSN: 05738555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1108/S0573-8555(2010)0000290012     Document Type: Article

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