Beyond becker: Training in imperfect labour markets

Economic Journal

Volumn 109, Issue 453, 1999, Pages 112-142

  Acemoglu, Daron ^a,b   Pischke, Jörn Steffen ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b National Bereau of Economics Research   (United States)

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EID: 0001724531     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0297.00405     Document Type: Article

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