The effects of training and overeducation on career mobility in a segmented labour market

International Journal of Manpower

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 106-125

  Dekker, Ron ^a   de Grip, Andries ^b   Heijke, Hans ^b  

^a National Organization for Scientific Research   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Education; Job mobility; Market segmentation; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036017725     PISSN: 01437720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437720210428379     Document Type: Article

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