Where Has All the Education Gone?
The World Bank Economic ReviewPublished 1 October 2001
Lant Pritchett
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Journal Article Where Has All the Education Gone? Get access Lant Pritchett Lant Pritchett Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The World Bank Economic Review, Volume 15, Issue 3, October 2001, Pages 367–391, https://doi.org/10.1093/wber/15.3.367 Published: 01 October 2001
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