What happens when agent T gets a computer? The labor market impact of cost efficient computer adoption

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 137-151

  Borghans, Lex ^a   ter Weel, Bas ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Computer use and skill; Wage differentials by skill

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842812558     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2003.06.002     Document Type: Article

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