The short- and long-term effects of government training on subjective well-being

European Sociological Review

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 451-462

  Andersen, Signe Hald ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF GOVERNMENTAL RESEARCH   (Denmark)

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EID: 50949095874     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: 14682672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jcn005     Document Type: Article

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