The signalling power of education by size of firm and the long-term effects on workers' careers

International Journal of Manpower

Volumn 22, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 13-38

  Dupray, Arnaud ^a  

^a Céereq   (France)

Author keywords

Companies; Education; Human capital; Size; Theory; Wages

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035611987     PISSN: 01437720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437720110386340     Document Type: Article

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