The measurement and determinants of skill acquisition in young workers' first job

Economic and Industrial Democracy

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 116-149

  Verhaest, Dieter ^a   Omey, Eddy ^b  

^a HOGESCHOOL UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

First job; Human capital; On the job training (OJT); School leavers; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 75749155824     PISSN: 0143831X     EISSN: 14617099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0143831X09343994     Document Type: Article

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