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Participation in Employer-sponsored Training in Canada: Role of Firm Characteristics and Worker Attributes

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Kuan Xu
Zhengxi Lin () (Department of Economics, Dalhousie University, Policy Research and Coordination, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada)

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