The transition from university to work: A multilevel approach to the analysis of the time to obtain the first job

Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series A: Statistics in Society

Volumn 164, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 293-305

  Biggeri, L ^a   Bini, M ^b   Grilli, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Discrete time survival model; Effectiveness; Job opportunities; Multilevel model

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035648997     PISSN: 09641998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-985X.00203     Document Type: Article

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