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Comments on James Heckman's "Policies to foster human capital"

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  • Palme, Marten, 2000. "Comments on James Heckman's "Policies to foster human capital"," Research in Economics, Elsevier, vol. 54(1), pages 65-69, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:reecon:v:54:y:2000:i:1:p:65-69
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