The determinants of occupational sorting: Evidence from Mozambique

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The determinants of occupational sorting : Evidence from Mozambique. / Ferreira, Ines Afonso Roque; Jones, Edward Samuel; Mouco, Jorge; Santos, Ricardo.

UNU-WIDER, 2021.

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Ferreira, IAR, Jones, ES, Mouco, J & Santos, R 2021 'The determinants of occupational sorting: Evidence from Mozambique' UNU-WIDER. https://doi.org/10.35188/UNU-WIDER/2021/021-4

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Ferreira, I. A. R., Jones, E. S., Mouco, J., & Santos, R. (2021). The determinants of occupational sorting: Evidence from Mozambique. UNU-WIDER. https://doi.org/10.35188/UNU-WIDER/2021/021-4

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Ferreira IAR, Jones ES, Mouco J, Santos R. The determinants of occupational sorting: Evidence from Mozambique. UNU-WIDER. 2021. https://doi.org/10.35188/UNU-WIDER/2021/021-4

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Ferreira, Ines Afonso Roque ; Jones, Edward Samuel ; Mouco, Jorge ; Santos, Ricardo. / The determinants of occupational sorting : Evidence from Mozambique. UNU-WIDER, 2021.

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