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Schooling, Ability, Nonpecuniary Rewards, Socioeconomic Background, and the Lifetime Distribution of Earnings

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  • Paul J. Taubman, 1977. "Schooling, Ability, Nonpecuniary Rewards, Socioeconomic Background, and the Lifetime Distribution of Earnings," NBER Chapters, in: The Distribution of Economic Well-Being, pages 419-510, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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