Changes in Returns to Education in India, 1983-94: By Gender, Age-Cohort and Location
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Rate of return; human capital; India;All these keywords.
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- J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
- I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
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