Mismatches in the Spanish labor market: Education vs. competence match

International Advances in Economic Research

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 93-109

  Badillo Amador, Lourdes ^a   García Sánchez, Antonio ^a   Vila, Luis E ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

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EID: 25144505784     PISSN: 10830898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11294-004-7491-z     Document Type: Article

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