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  • Gary S. Becker, Kevin M. Murphy, and Robert Tamura, Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Education, Third Edition (The University of Chicago Press, 1994), chap. 12, https://www.nber.org/books-and-chapters/human-capital-theoretical-and-empirical-analysis-special-reference-education-third-edition/human-capital-fertility-and-economic-growth.

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