Why do firms train? theory and evidence

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 78-119

  Acemoglu, Daron ^a   Pischke, Jörn steffen ^a  

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EID: 0039165786     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/003355398555531     Document Type: Article

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