Estimating the benefit of high school for university‐bound students: evidence of subject‐specific human capital accumulation
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- Louis-Philippe Morin, 2013. "Estimating the benefit of high school for universitybound students: evidence of subjectspecific human capital accumulation," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, vol. 46(2), pages 441-468, May.
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