Measuring human capital in the labor market: The supply of experience in 8 OECD countries

European Economic Review

Volumn 45, Issue 4-6, 2001, Pages 861-874

  Wasmer, Etienne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Human capital; Perpetual inventory method

Indexed keywords

HUMAN CAPITAL; LABOR MARKET; LABOR SUPPLY;

EID: 0035021118     PISSN: 00142921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2921(01)00113-1     Document Type: Article

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