Why Do Employers Pay For College?
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JEL classification:
- I2 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education
- J2 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-LAB-2002-09-28 (Labour Economics)
- NEP-MIC-2002-10-10 (Microeconomics)
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