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Do college students make better predictions of their future income than young adults in the labor force?

John JerrimInstitute of Education, University of London, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 162-179 | Received 22 Feb 2012, Accepted 18 Jan 2013, Published online: 13 Feb 2013

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