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Religion and the rate of return to human capital: evidence from Australia

Michael A. Kortt Southern Cross Business School, Southern Cross University, Tweed Heads, NSW, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Brian Dollery School of Business, Economics and Public Policy, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia
Pages 943-946 | Published online: 27 Sep 2011

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