Long-run effects of training programs for the unemployed in East Germany

Labour Economics

Volumn 14, Issue 4 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 730-755

  Fitzenberger, Bernd ^a   Völter, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

East Germany; Multiple treatments; Training programs

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547983310     PISSN: 09275371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2007.05.002     Document Type: Article

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