How effective are state employment agencies? Jobcentre use and job matching in Britain

Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 443-467

  Gregg, Paul ^a   Wadsworth, Jonathan ^a  

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EID: 17644407096     PISSN: 03059049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0084.1996.mp58003002.x     Document Type: Article

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