Rising returns to schooling in urban China

Education and Reform in China

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 248-259

  Zhang, Junsen ^a   Zhao, Yaohui ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 84920839320     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203960950     Document Type: Chapter

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