Does education matter for economic growth?

Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 334-359

  Delgado, Michael S ^a   Henderson, Daniel J ^b   Parmeter, Christopher F ^c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

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EID: 84899492798     PISSN: 03059049     EISSN: 14680084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/obes.12025     Document Type: Article

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