The impacts of technology, trade and outsourcing on employment and labor composition

Scandinavian Journal of Economics

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 241-264

  Morrison Paul, Catherine J ^a   Siegel, Donald S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computers; Generalized Leontief dynamic cost function; Labor demand; Outsourcing; Skill biased technological change

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040487181     PISSN: 03470520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9442.00243     Document Type: Article

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