Why Do Wage Profiles Slope Upwards? Tests of the General Human Capital Model
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- Neumark, David & Taubman, Paul, 1995. "Why Do Wage Profiles Slope Upward? Tests of the General Human Capital Model," Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 13(4), pages 736-761, October.
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