Is mass higher education working? Evidence from the labour market experiences of recent graduates

National Institute Economic Review

Volumn 190, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 60-74

  Elias, Peter ^a   Purcell, Kate ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84992845356     PISSN: 00279501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002795010419000107     Document Type: Article

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