The role of education in selection and allocation in the labour market: An empirical study in the medical field

Education Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 449-477

  Semeijn, Judith ^a   Van Der Velden, Rolf ^a   Heijke, Hans ^a   Van Der Vleuten, Cees ^b   Boshuizen, Henny ^c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Human capital; Labour market entry; Productivity

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN CAPITAL; LABOR MARKET; MEDICINE;

EID: 29244469425     PISSN: 09645292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09645290500252084     Document Type: Article

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