The role of firm-level and regional human capital for the social returns to education: evidence from German social security data

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The role of firm-level and regional human capital for the social returns to education: evidence from German social security data. / Braakmann, Nils.
Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 2009. (Working paper series in economics; No. 126).

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Braakmann, N 2009 'The role of firm-level and regional human capital for the social returns to education: evidence from German social security data' Working paper series in economics, no. 126, Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, Lüneburg.

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Braakmann, N. (2009). The role of firm-level and regional human capital for the social returns to education: evidence from German social security data. (Working paper series in economics; No. 126). Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg.

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Braakmann N. The role of firm-level and regional human capital for the social returns to education: evidence from German social security data. Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg. 2009. (Working paper series in economics; 126).

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