How young workers get their training: A survey of Germany versus the United States

Journal of Population Economics

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 159-170

  Winkelmann, Rainer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Apprenticeship; Earnings; Vocational training

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031286165     PISSN: 09331433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001480050036     Document Type: Short Survey

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