Height, human capital, and earnings: The contributions of cognitive and noncognitive ability

Journal of Human Capital

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 94-115

  Schick, Andreas ^a   Steckel, Richard H ^b  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84925869559     PISSN: 19328575     EISSN: 19328664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/679675     Document Type: Article

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