Technology and the demand for skills in Canada: An industry-level analysis

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 132-148

  Gera, Surendra ^a   Gu, Wulong ^a   Lin, Zhengxi ^b  

^a INDUSTRY CANADA   (Canada)

^b STATISTICS CANADA   (Canada)

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EID: 0344464016     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0008-4085.00066     Document Type: Article

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