Labor Economics
8th Edition
ISBN: 9781260484434
Author: George Borjas
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Higher Education (us)
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Chapter 6, Problem 13P
a)
To determine
The educational problems associated with identical twins.
b)
To determine
The main argument for the use of certain birth rates to control the bias.
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