The value of postsecondary credentials in the labor market: An experimental study

American Economic Review

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 778-806

  Deming, David J ^a   Yuchtman, Noam ^b   Abulafi, Amira ^c   Goldin, Claudia ^d   Katz, Lawrence F ^d  

^a HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84960927833     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.20141757     Document Type: Article

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