The Japanese labour market for university graduates: Trends in the 1990s

Japan Forum

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 17-29

  Rebick, Marcus E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education; Employment; Japan; Job search; Labour; Matching

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002655273     PISSN: 09555803     EISSN: 1469932X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09555809808721601     Document Type: Article

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