Wiring the labor market

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 25-40

  Autor, David H ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 0039146088     PISSN: 08953309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.15.1.25     Document Type: Review

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