The Pathways to College
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- Lisha Agarwal & Giorgio Brunello & Lorenzo Rocco, 2021. "The Pathways to College," Journal of Human Capital, University of Chicago Press, vol. 15(4), pages 554-595.
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Keywords
returns to college; high school curriculum; Italy;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-EUR-2019-10-28 (Microeconomic European Issues)
- NEP-LMA-2019-10-28 (Labor Markets - Supply, Demand, and Wages)
- NEP-URE-2019-10-28 (Urban and Real Estate Economics)
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