The Nonmarket Benefits of Education and Ability
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- Heckman, James J. & Humphries, John Eric & Veramendi, Gregory, 2017. "The Non-Market Benefits of Education and Ability," IZA Discussion Papers 11047, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- James J. Heckman & John Eric Humphries & Gregory Veramendi, 2017. "The Non-Market Benefits of Education and Ability," Working Papers 2017-072, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group.
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- I14 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Inequality
- I24 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Inequality
- I26 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Returns to Education
- I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy
- D10 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - General
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