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Returns to schooling in non-farm self-employment: An econometric case study of Ghana

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  • Vijverberg, Wim P. M., 1995. "Returns to schooling in non-farm self-employment: An econometric case study of Ghana," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 23(7), pages 1215-1227, July.
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