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Mental Ability and Higher Educational Attainment in the Twentieth Century

In: Education, Income, and Human Behavior

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  • Paul Taubman
  • Terence Wales

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  • Paul Taubman & Terence Wales, 1975. "Mental Ability and Higher Educational Attainment in the Twentieth Century," NBER Chapters, in: Education, Income, and Human Behavior, pages 45-70, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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    1. Paul J. Taubman & Terence Wales, 1974. "Earnings: Higher Education, Mental Ability, and Screening," NBER Chapters, in: Higher Education and Earnings: College as an Investment and Screening Device, pages 1-24, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    2. Paul J. Taubman & Terence Wales, 1974. "Education on a Screening Device," NBER Chapters, in: Higher Education and Earnings: College as an Investment and Screening Device, pages 153-174, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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