Do Human Arts Really Offer a Lower Return to Education?

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Do Human Arts Really Offer a Lower Return to Education? / Dalgaard, Carl-Johan Lars; Sørensen, Anders; Schultz, Esben.

Copenhagen : Centre for Economic and Business Research, 2009.

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Dalgaard, C-JL, Sørensen, A & Schultz, E 2009 'Do Human Arts Really Offer a Lower Return to Education?' Centre for Economic and Business Research, Copenhagen. <http://www.cebr.dk/Publications%20submenu/Discussion%20Papers/2009/DP%202009-01.aspx>

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Dalgaard, C-J. L., Sørensen, A., & Schultz, E. (2009). Do Human Arts Really Offer a Lower Return to Education? Centre for Economic and Business Research. http://www.cebr.dk/Publications%20submenu/Discussion%20Papers/2009/DP%202009-01.aspx

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Dalgaard C-JL, Sørensen A, Schultz E. Do Human Arts Really Offer a Lower Return to Education? Copenhagen: Centre for Economic and Business Research. 2009.

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Dalgaard, Carl-Johan Lars ; Sørensen, Anders ; Schultz, Esben. / Do Human Arts Really Offer a Lower Return to Education?. Copenhagen : Centre for Economic and Business Research, 2009.

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