Occupational and industry specificity of human capital in the British labour market

Scottish Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 420-443

  Zangelidis, Alexandros ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Industry Experience; Occupational Experience; Wages

Indexed keywords

HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN CAPITAL; INDUSTRY; LABOR MARKET; OCCUPATION; SKILLED LABOR; WAGE DETERMINATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 48649102261     PISSN: 00369292     EISSN: 14679485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9485.2008.00460.x     Document Type: Article

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