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Schools, skills and risk

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  • Hartog, Joop & Vijverberg, Wim, 2007. "Schools, skills and risk," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 26(6), pages 758-770, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecoedu:v:26:y:2007:i:6:p:758-770
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    1. Hartog, Joop, 1980. "Earnings and Capability Requirements," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 62(2), pages 230-240, May.
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