Education and youth integration into European labour markets

International Journal of Comparative Sociology

Volumn 46, Issue 5-6, 2005, Pages 461-485

  Müller, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Educational systems; Labour market regulation; Social inequality; Transition from school to work; Youth unemployment

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; LABOR MARKET;

EID: 33645784576     PISSN: 00207152     EISSN: 17452554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020715205060048     Document Type: Article

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