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An Evaluation of Public Sector Sponsored Continuous Vocational Training Programs in East Germany Author info | Abstract | Publisher info | Download info | Related research | Statistics Lechner, Michael (Institut für Volkswirtschaft und Statistik (IVS))
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This study analyses the effect of public sector sponsored continuous vocational training in East Germany after unification with West Germany in 1990. It presents estimates of the average gains from training participation in terms earnings, employment prob
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