Why do employers pay for college?

Journal of Econometrics

Volumn 121, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 213-241

  Cappelli, Peter ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; General skills; Training

Indexed keywords

FEES AND CHARGES; PERSONNEL; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PERSONNEL TRAINING; WAGES;

FINANCIAL SUPPORTS; GENERAL SKILLS; TUITION;

EDUCATION;

EID: 2342485995     PISSN: 03044076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconom.2003.10.014     Document Type: Article

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