Reexamining the returns to training: Functional form, magnitude, and interpretation

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 453-476

  Frazis, Harley ^a   Loewenstein, Mark A ^a  

^a BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRAINING; WAGE DETERMINATION;

EID: 19844363185     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/jhr.xl.2.453     Document Type: Article

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