Job search in South Africa: A nonparametric analysis

South African Journal of Economics

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1163-1196

  Wittenberg, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; JOB SEARCH; LABOR MARKET; UNEMPLOYMENT;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0043269916     PISSN: 00382280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1813-6982.2002.tb00062.x     Document Type: Article

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