Alternative Approaches to Evaluation in Empirical Microeconomics
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Alternative approaches to evaluation in empirical microeconomics
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Human Resources
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1548-8004
DOI: 10.1353/jhr.2009.0009