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Where versus What: College Value-Added and Returns to Field of Study in Further Education

Esteban M. Aucejo, Claudia Hupkau and Jenifer Ruiz-Valenzuela
Published online before print May 15, 2023, 0620-10978R1; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0620-10978R1
Esteban M. Aucejo
Esteban M. Aucejo is an associate professor of economics in the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University, a research associate at the Centre for Economic Performance at the LSE, and NBER.
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Claudia Hupkau
Claudia Hupkau is an assistant professor of economics at CUNEF Universidad, and a research associate at the Centre for Economic Performance at the LSE.
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Jenifer Ruiz-Valenzuela
Jenifer Ruiz-Valenzuela is an assistant professor of economics at Universitat de Barcelona, a researcher at the Barcelona Institute of Economics (IEB) and a research associate at the Centre for Economic Performance at the LSE.
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0620-10978R1
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https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0620-10978R1
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0022-166X
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  1. Esteban M. Aucejo,
  2. Claudia Hupkau and
  3. Jenifer Ruiz-Valenzuela
  1. Esteban M. Aucejo is an associate professor of economics in the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University, a research associate at the Centre for Economic Performance at the LSE, and NBER.
  2. Claudia Hupkau is an assistant professor of economics at CUNEF Universidad, and a research associate at the Centre for Economic Performance at the LSE.
  3. Jenifer Ruiz-Valenzuela is an assistant professor of economics at Universitat de Barcelona, a researcher at the Barcelona Institute of Economics (IEB) and a research associate at the Centre for Economic Performance at the LSE.
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Esteban M. Aucejo, Claudia Hupkau, Jenifer Ruiz-Valenzuela
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