The effect of computer use on earnings in Italy

Empirical Economics

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 245-262

  Di Pietro, Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computer; Heterogeneity; Wages

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER; METHODOLOGY; WAGE DETERMINATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 34548070729     PISSN: 03777332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00181-006-0101-6     Document Type: Article

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