Assessing the employment effects of vocational training using a one-factor model

Applied Economics

Volumn 38, Issue 21, 2006, Pages 2469-2486

  Andrén, Thomas ^a,b   Andrén, Daniela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b IZA   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; MODEL; TRAINING; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 33751566223     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840500427577     Document Type: Article

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