Knowledge-based jobs and the boundaries of firms agent-based simulation of firms learning and workforce skill set dynamics

Computational Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 35-62

  Mollona, Edoardo ^a   Hales, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

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EID: 33646592579     PISSN: 09277099     EISSN: 15729974     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10614-005-9015-1     Document Type: Article

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