Computer use and employment status of older workers - An analysis based on individual data

Labour

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 325-348

  Schleife, Katrin ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN ECONOMIC RESEARCH ZEW   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER; CORRELATION; EMPLOYMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33845359193     PISSN: 11217081     EISSN: 14679914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9914.2006.00341.x     Document Type: Article

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