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Economic returns to schooling in urban China, 1988 to 2001

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  • Zhang, Junsen
  • Zhao, Yaohui
  • Park, Albert
  • Song, Xiaoqing

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  • Zhang, Junsen & Zhao, Yaohui & Park, Albert & Song, Xiaoqing, 2005. "Economic returns to schooling in urban China, 1988 to 2001," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 33(4), pages 730-752, December.
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