Specialization and the skill premium in the 20th century

International Economic Review

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 935-955

  Mitchell, Matthew F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 27744434999     PISSN: 00206598     EISSN: 14682354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2354.2005.00352.x     Document Type: Review

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