Skill Development, Human Capital and Economic Outcomes: Impact of Post-Secondary Education among Smallholder Farmers in Africa
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Labor and Human Capital;NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-AGR-2018-11-26 (Agricultural Economics)
- NEP-DEV-2018-11-26 (Development)
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