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Employment Effects of an On-the-Job Training Program

View ORCID ProfileAgata Maida and View ORCID ProfileDaniela Sonedda
Journal of Human Resources, May 2024, 59 (3) 905-928; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.1119-10578R2
Agata Maida
Agata Maida is an associate professor of economics at the University of Milan.
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Daniela Sonedda
Daniela Sonedda is an associate professor of economics at the University of Insubria, Italy.
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