Fields of Study, Acquired Skills and the Wage Benefit from a Matching Job

Acta Sociologica

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 286-303

  Van de Werfhorst, Herman G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0036959010     PISSN: 00016993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000169930204500403     Document Type: Article

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