Trends in employment and the employment elasticity in manufacturing, 1971-92: An international comparison

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 563-582

  Mazumdar, Dipak ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Comparative economic growth; Employment wage trade off; Labour market institutions; Wage trends

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; LABOR MARKET; MANUFACTURING;

EID: 0043269784     PISSN: 0309166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cje/27.4.563     Document Type: Article

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