Training participation of an aging workforce in an internal labor market

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Training participation of an aging workforce in an internal labor market. / Pfeifer, Christian; Janssen, Simon; Yang, Phillip et al.
Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 2010. (Working paper series in economics; Nr. Working Paper No 170).

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Pfeifer, C, Janssen, S, Yang, P & Backes-Gellner, U 2010 'Training participation of an aging workforce in an internal labor market' Working paper series in economics, Nr. Working Paper No 170, Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, Lüneburg.

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Pfeifer, C., Janssen, S., Yang, P., & Backes-Gellner, U. (2010). Training participation of an aging workforce in an internal labor market. (Working paper series in economics; Nr. Working Paper No 170). Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg.

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Pfeifer C, Janssen S, Yang P, Backes-Gellner U. Training participation of an aging workforce in an internal labor market. Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg. 2010. (Working paper series in economics; Working Paper No 170).

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