Globalization, technical change and the skill premium: magnification effects from human - capital investments

Journal of International Trade and Economic Development

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 319-336

  Meckl, Jürgen ^a   Weigert, Benjamin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Globalization; Technical change; Wage inequality

Indexed keywords

COMMODITY PRICE; GLOBALIZATION; HUMAN CAPITAL; LABOR SUPPLY; SKILLED LABOR; WAGE;

EID: 33746460266     PISSN: 09638199     EISSN: 14699559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0963819032000154784     Document Type: Article

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