The long run health returns to college quality

Review of Economics of the Household

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 295-325

  Fletcher, Jason M ^a,b   Frisvold, David E ^c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

College quality; Health production; Obesity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899641688     PISSN: 15695239     EISSN: 15737152     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11150-012-9150-0     Document Type: Article

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