Field of study, earnings, and self-selection

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 1057-1111

  Kirkeboen, Lars J ^a   Leuven, Edwin ^b   Mogstad, Magne ^c  

^a STATISTICS NORWAY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LABOR MARKET; SECONDARY EDUCATION;

NORWAY;

EID: 84977902842     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: 15314650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qje/qjw019     Document Type: Article

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