On-the-job human capital investment and intertemporal substitution: New evidence on intertemporal substitution elasticity

Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 3350-3375

  Lee, Chul In ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cyclical fluctuation; Intertemporal substitution; Investment in human capital; Labor hoarding; Life cycle labor supply

Indexed keywords

EID: 50249141731     PISSN: 01651889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jedc.2008.01.005     Document Type: Article

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