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The Earnings Distribution and Returns to Education in Ireland, 1987-1994

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  • Alan Barrett

    (Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI))

  • Tim Callan

    (Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI))

  • Brian Nolan

    (Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI))

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  • Alan Barrett & Tim Callan & Brian Nolan, 1997. "The Earnings Distribution and Returns to Education in Ireland, 1987-1994," Papers WP085, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI).
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    1. John Fitz Gerald, 1999. "Wage Formation and the Labour Market," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Frank Barry (ed.), Understanding Ireland’s Economic Growth, chapter 7, pages 137-165, Palgrave Macmillan.
    2. Sexton, J. J. & Nolan, Brian & McCormick, Brian, 1999. "A Review of Earnings Trends in the Irish Economy since 1987," Quarterly Economic Commentary: Special Articles, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), vol. 1999(4-Decembe), pages 1-27.
    3. Duffy, David & FitzGerald, John & Kennedy, Kieran A. & Smyth, Diarmaid, 1999. "Quarterly Economic Commentary, December 1999," Forecasting Report, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), number QEC19994, June.
    4. Emer Smyth, 1999. "Educational Inequalities Among School Leavers in Ireland 1979-1994," The Economic and Social Review, Economic and Social Studies, vol. 30(3), pages 267-284.

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