The creation and capture of rents: Wages and innovation in a panel of U. K. companies

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 195-226

  Van Reenen, John ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MODELLING APPROACH; RENT SHARING; TECHNOLOGICAL IMPACT; WAGE IMPACT;

UK;

EID: 0029959704     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2946662     Document Type: Article

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