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Do Microcredentials Help New Workers Enter the Market?

Evidence from an Online Labor Platform

Otto Kässi and Vili Lehdonvirta
Journal of Human Resources, July 2024, 59 (4) 1284-1318; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0519-10226R3

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Do Microcredentials Help New Workers Enter the Market?
Otto Kässi, Vili Lehdonvirta
Journal of Human Resources Jul 2024, 59 (4) 1284-1318; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.0519-10226R3
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