Apprentices and young workers: A study of the Norwegian youth labour market

Scottish Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-17

  Askilden, Jan Erik ^c   Nilsen, Øivind Anti ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Norway)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; LABOR MARKET; SKILLED LABOR; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION; YOUNG POPULATION;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA; WORLD;

EID: 15044348464     PISSN: 00369292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0036-9292.2005.00331.x     Document Type: Article

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