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Soft Skills, Hard Skills, And The Black/White Wage Gap

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  • C. Simon Fan
  • Xiangdong Wei
  • Junsen Zhang

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  • C. Simon Fan & Xiangdong Wei & Junsen Zhang, 2017. "Soft Skills, Hard Skills, And The Black/White Wage Gap," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, vol. 55(2), pages 1032-1053, April.
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