Can higher education reduce inequality in developing countries?
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Keywords
tertiary education; youth unemployment; returns to education; asset inequality;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I24 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Inequality
- I26 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Returns to Education
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