Technology, knowledge spillovers and changes in employment structure: Evidence from six OECD countries

Labour Economics

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 579-599

  Hollanders, Hugo ^a   Ter Weel, Bas ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Knowledge spillovers; Skill biased technological change; Wage differentials by skill

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036837184     PISSN: 09275371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-5371(02)00056-8     Document Type: Article

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