Apprenticeship training: For investment or substitution?

International Journal of Manpower

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 545-562

  Mohrenweiser, Jens ^a   Backes Gellner, Uschi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Apprenticeships; Human capital; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956161930     PISSN: 01437720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437721011066353     Document Type: Article

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