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Changes in compulsory schooling, education and the distribution of wages in Europe. / Brunello, Giorgio; Fort, Margherita; Weber, Guglielmo.
In: Economic Journal, Vol. 119, No. 536, 03.2009, p. 516-539.

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Brunello, G, Fort, M & Weber, G 2009, 'Changes in compulsory schooling, education and the distribution of wages in Europe', Economic Journal, vol. 119, no. 536, pp. 516-539. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0297.2008.02244.x

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Brunello, G., Fort, M., & Weber, G. (2009). Changes in compulsory schooling, education and the distribution of wages in Europe. Economic Journal, 119(536), 516-539. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0297.2008.02244.x

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Brunello G, Fort M, Weber G. Changes in compulsory schooling, education and the distribution of wages in Europe. Economic Journal. 2009 Mar;119(536):516-539. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2008.02244.x

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Brunello, Giorgio ; Fort, Margherita ; Weber, Guglielmo. / Changes in compulsory schooling, education and the distribution of wages in Europe. In: Economic Journal. 2009 ; Vol. 119, No. 536. pp. 516-539.

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