Adjusting to a new technology: Experience and training

Journal of Economic Growth

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 359-383

  Helpman, Elhanan ^a   Rangel, Antonio ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Human capital; Productivity slowdown; Technological change

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000110067     PISSN: 13814338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009888907797     Document Type: Article

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