Does an Employer Training Levy Work? The Incidence of and Returns to Adult Vocational Training in France and Britain

Fiscal Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 223-263

  Greenhalgh, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0346676505     PISSN: 01435671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-5890.2002.tb00060.x     Document Type: Article

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