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Employment, Wages And Skills Development: Firm‐Specific Effects — Evidence From A Firm Survey In South Africa

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  • Haroon Bhorat & Paul Lundall, 2004. "Employment, Wages And Skills Development: Firm‐Specific Effects — Evidence From A Firm Survey In South Africa," South African Journal of Economics, Economic Society of South Africa, vol. 72(5), pages 1023-1056, December.
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    DOI: 10.1111/j.1813-6982.2004.tb00143.x
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    8. Sparrow, G.N. & Ortmann, Gerald F. & Lyne, Michael C. & Darroch, Mark A.G., 2008. "Determinants of the demand for regular farm labour in South Africa, 1960-2002," Agrekon, Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa (AEASA), vol. 47(01), pages 1-24, March.
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