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Estimating Returns to Schooling: When Does the Career Begin?

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  • Light, Audrey, 1998. "Estimating Returns to Schooling: When Does the Career Begin?," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 17(1), pages 31-45, February.
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