The signaling value of a high school diploma

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 282-318

  Clark, Damon ^a   Martorell, Paco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RAND   (United States)

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EID: 84901280366     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: 1537534X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/675238     Document Type: Article

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