Labor market information and the choice of vocational specialization

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 59-74

  Borghans, Lex ^a   De Grip, Andries ^a   Heijke, Hans ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0013422713     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0272-7757(95)00041-0     Document Type: Article

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