Technology and firm size-wage differentials in Colombia, Mexico, and Taiwan (China)

World Bank Economic Review

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 59-83

  Tan, Hong ^a   Batra, Geeta ^a  

^a WORLD BANK GROUP   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LABOUR FORCE; SKILLED LABOUR; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; WAGE DIFFERENTIALS;

COLOMBIA; MEXICO; TAIWAN;

EID: 0030811422     PISSN: 02586770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wber/11.1.59     Document Type: Article

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