Can training close the gender wage gap? Evidence from Vietnamese SMEs

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Can training close the gender wage gap? Evidence from Vietnamese SMEs. / Trifkovic, Neda; Bjerge, Benedikte Alkjærsig; Torm, Nina.

I: Oxford Development Studies, Bind 49, Nr. 2, 2021, s. 119-132.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Trifkovic, N, Bjerge, BA & Torm, N 2021, 'Can training close the gender wage gap? Evidence from Vietnamese SMEs', Oxford Development Studies, bind 49, nr. 2, s. 119-132. https://doi.org/10.1080/13600818.2021.1883572

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Trifkovic, N., Bjerge, B. A., & Torm, N. (2021). Can training close the gender wage gap? Evidence from Vietnamese SMEs. Oxford Development Studies, 49(2), 119-132. https://doi.org/10.1080/13600818.2021.1883572

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Trifkovic N, Bjerge BA, Torm N. Can training close the gender wage gap? Evidence from Vietnamese SMEs. Oxford Development Studies. 2021;49(2):119-132. https://doi.org/10.1080/13600818.2021.1883572

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Trifkovic, Neda ; Bjerge, Benedikte Alkjærsig ; Torm, Nina. / Can training close the gender wage gap? Evidence from Vietnamese SMEs. I: Oxford Development Studies. 2021 ; Bind 49, Nr. 2. s. 119-132.

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