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Applied Economics Letters Volume 13, 2006 - Issue 8
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The efficacy of university training programmes: a semi-parametric Bayesian approach

Pilar Olave Faculty of Economics and Business Studies, University of Zaragoza, Gran Vía 2, Zaragoza 50005, Spain
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Manuel Salvador Faculty of Economics and Business Studies, University of Zaragoza, Gran Vía 2, Zaragoza 50005, SpainCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 511-518 | Published online: 15 Aug 2006

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