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Three observations on wages and measured cognitive ability

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  • Heckman, James
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  • Cawley, John & Heckman, James & Vytlacil, Edward, 2001. "Three observations on wages and measured cognitive ability," Labour Economics, Elsevier, vol. 8(4), pages 419-442, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:labeco:v:8:y:2001:i:4:p:419-442
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