University Admission and the Similarity of Fields of Study: Effects on Earnings and Skill Usage

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University Admission and the Similarity of Fields of Study : Effects on Earnings and Skill Usage. / Daly, Moira; Jensen, Mathias Fjællegaard; le Maire, Daniel.

I: Labour Economics, Bind 75, 102118, 04.2022.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Daly, M, Jensen, MF & le Maire, D 2022, 'University Admission and the Similarity of Fields of Study: Effects on Earnings and Skill Usage', Labour Economics, bind 75, 102118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.labeco.2022.102118

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Daly, M., Jensen, M. F., & le Maire, D. (2022). University Admission and the Similarity of Fields of Study: Effects on Earnings and Skill Usage. Labour Economics, 75, [102118]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.labeco.2022.102118

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Daly M, Jensen MF, le Maire D. University Admission and the Similarity of Fields of Study: Effects on Earnings and Skill Usage. Labour Economics. 2022 apr.;75. 102118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.labeco.2022.102118

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Daly, Moira ; Jensen, Mathias Fjællegaard ; le Maire, Daniel. / University Admission and the Similarity of Fields of Study : Effects on Earnings and Skill Usage. I: Labour Economics. 2022 ; Bind 75.

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