Perceived and actual option values of college enrollment
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An Empirical Investigation of the Option Value of College Enrollment
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Applied Econometrics
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0883-7252,1099-1255
DOI: 10.1002/jae.2795