The determinants of the skill bias in Italy: R&D, organisation or globalisation?

Economics of Innovation and New Technology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 329-347

  Piva, Mariacristina ^a   Vivarelli, Marco ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^b IZA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Organisation; R D; Skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 17044388445     PISSN: 10438599     EISSN: 14768364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10438590410001629025     Document Type: Article

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