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Estimating external returns to education in the US: a production function approach

Michael P. Shields Department of Economics, Central Michigan University, Mt Pleasant, MI, 48859, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Gail M. Shields Department of Economics, Central Michigan University, Mt Pleasant, MI, 48859, USA
Pages 1089-1092 | Published online: 26 Jun 2009

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