Careers guidance, psychometric testing and unemployment amongst young people: an empirical analysis for Northern Ireland

Applied Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1203-1217

  Armstrong, David ^a  

^a Pricewaterhouse Coopers   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LABOR MARKET; UNEMPLOYMENT; YOUNG POPULATION;

NORTHERN IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032428027     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000368498325093     Document Type: Article

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