Age and learning during unemployment

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 771-792

  Niessen, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

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EID: 33747113619     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: 10991379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.400     Document Type: Review

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