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Cognitive Skills and Youth Labor Market Outcomes

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  • Jean N. Lee
  • David Newhouse

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  • Jean N. Lee & David Newhouse, 2012. "Cognitive Skills and Youth Labor Market Outcomes," World Bank Publications - Reports 12131, The World Bank Group.
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