Do employers use education as a signal for ability in developing countries? Evidence from Ghana

Applied Economics Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 259-261

  Strobl, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; TRAINING;

AFRICA; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 1842789054     PISSN: 13504851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504850410001674920     Document Type: Article

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