Can product cycles explain skill upgrading?

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 131-155

  Zhu, Susan Chun ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

International trade; Product cycles; Skill upgrading

Indexed keywords

INTERNATIONAL TRADE; TRAINING;

EID: 17144382864     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinteco.2004.08.001     Document Type: Article

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