Does training generally work?: Explaining labour productivity effects from schooling and training

International Journal of Manpower

Volumn 22, Issue , 2001, Pages 158-173

  Schonewille, Mark ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Human capital theory; Labour; On the job training; Productivity; Training; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035625315     PISSN: 01437720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437720110386467     Document Type: Article

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