The wage effects of computer use: Evidence from WERS 2004

British Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 587-630

  Dolton, Peter ^a,b   Pelkonen, Panu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 55349114365     PISSN: 00071080     EISSN: 14678543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8543.2008.00696.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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