Skill-biased technical change in US manufacturing: A general index approach

Journal of Econometrics

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 549-570

  Baltagi, Badi H ^a   Rich, Daniel P ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

General index; Panel data; Productivity; Technical change

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INVESTMENTS; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; PERSONNEL; PRODUCTIVITY; STANDARDS;

GENERAL INDEX; PANEL DATA; TECHNICAL CHANGE; WORKPLACES;

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

EID: 14844314459     PISSN: 03044076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconom.2004.05.013     Document Type: Article

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