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Private returns to education in urban China

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  • Tian Qiu
  • John Hudson

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  • Tian Qiu & John Hudson, 2010. "Private returns to education in urban China," Economic Change and Restructuring, Springer, vol. 43(2), pages 131-150, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:ecopln:v:43:y:2010:i:2:p:131-150
    DOI: 10.1007/s10644-009-9081-9
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    Keywords

    Mincer; Human capital; Gravity models; J24; J31; O15;
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    JEL classification:

    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration

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