The contribution of vocational training to employment, job-related skills and productivity: Evidence from Madeira

International Journal of Training and Development

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 53-72

  Budría, Santiago ^a   Telhado Pereira, Pedro ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

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EID: 61349112779     PISSN: 13603736     EISSN: 14682419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2419.2008.00315.x     Document Type: Article

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