Cashier or consultant? Entry labor market conditions, field of study, and career success

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 34, Issue S1, 2016, Pages S361-S401

  Altonji, Joseph G ^a   Kahn, Lisa B ^a   Speer, Jamin D ^b  

^a NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

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EID: 84951864189     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/682938     Document Type: Article

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