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What will I be when I grow up? An Analysis of Childhood Expectations and Career Outcomes. / Brown, Sarah; Ortiz-Nunez, Aurora; Taylor, Karl.
In: Economics of Education Review, Vol. 30, No. 3, 06.2011, p. 493-506.

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Brown, S, Ortiz-Nunez, A & Taylor, K 2011, 'What will I be when I grow up? An Analysis of Childhood Expectations and Career Outcomes.', Economics of Education Review, vol. 30, no. 3, pp. 493-506. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econedurev.2010.12.003

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Brown, S., Ortiz-Nunez, A., & Taylor, K. (2011). What will I be when I grow up? An Analysis of Childhood Expectations and Career Outcomes. Economics of Education Review, 30(3), 493-506. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econedurev.2010.12.003

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Brown S, Ortiz-Nunez A, Taylor K. What will I be when I grow up? An Analysis of Childhood Expectations and Career Outcomes. Economics of Education Review. 2011 Jun;30(3):493-506. doi: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2010.12.003

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Brown, Sarah ; Ortiz-Nunez, Aurora ; Taylor, Karl. / What will I be when I grow up? An Analysis of Childhood Expectations and Career Outcomes. In: Economics of Education Review. 2011 ; Vol. 30, No. 3. pp. 493-506.

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