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Career Technical Education and Labor Market Outcomes

Evidence from California Community Colleges

Ann Huff Stevens, Michal Kurlaender and Michel Grosz
Journal of Human Resources, October 2019, 54 (4) 986-1036; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.54.4.1015.7449R2
Ann Huff Stevens
Ann Huff Stevens is a professor of economics and Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Texas at Austin. Michal Kurlaender is a professor of education at the University of California, Davis. Michel Grosz is an economist at the Federal Trade Commission.
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Ann Huff Stevens is a professor of economics and Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Texas at Austin. Michal Kurlaender is a professor of education at the University of California, Davis. Michel Grosz is an economist at the Federal Trade Commission.
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Ann Huff Stevens is a professor of economics and Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Texas at Austin. Michal Kurlaender is a professor of education at the University of California, Davis. Michel Grosz is an economist at the Federal Trade Commission.
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vol. 54 no. 4 986-1036
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https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.54.4.1015.7449R2
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0022-166X
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  • Received October 1, 2015
  • Accepted January 1, 2018
  • Published online October 25, 2019.

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  1. Ann Huff Stevens is a professor of economics and Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Texas at Austin. Michal Kurlaender is a professor of education at the University of California, Davis. Michel Grosz is an economist at the Federal Trade Commission.
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    • I. Introduction
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