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Schooling in Asia: Selected microevidence on determinants, effects, and policy implications

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  • Behrman, Jere R., 1999. "Schooling in Asia: Selected microevidence on determinants, effects, and policy implications," Journal of Asian Economics, Elsevier, vol. 10(2), pages 147-194.
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