Patterns of international fragmentation of production and the relative demand for labor

North American Journal of Economics and Finance

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 233-254

  Helg, Rodolfo ^a   Tajoli, Lucia ^a,b  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

International fragmentation of production; Labor demand; Trade

Indexed keywords

EID: 23444435060     PISSN: 10629408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.najef.2005.02.002     Document Type: Article

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