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Endogenous education policy and increasing income inequality between skilled and unskilled workers

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  • Turrini, Alessandro, 1998. "Endogenous education policy and increasing income inequality between skilled and unskilled workers," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 14(2), pages 303-326, May.
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