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Literacy and Numeracy Difficulties in the Irish Workplace: Impact on Earnings and Training Expenditures

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  • Kelly, Elish
  • McGuinness, Seamus
  • O'Connell, Philip J.

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  • Kelly, Elish & McGuinness, Seamus & O'Connell, Philip J., 2012. "Literacy and Numeracy Difficulties in the Irish Workplace: Impact on Earnings and Training Expenditures," Research Series, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), number RS27, December.
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    5. O'Connell, Philip J. & McGuinness, Seamus & Kelly, Elish & Walsh, John R., 2009. "National Profiling of the Unemployed in Ireland," Research Series, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), number RS10.
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