The assignment of workers to tasks, wage distribution, and technical change: A critical review

Journal of Income Distribution

Volumn 17, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 12-36

  Dupuy, Arnaud ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Assignment models; Technical change; Wage structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 59149086122     PISSN: 09266437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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