Reaching for the stars: Who pays for talent in innovative industries?

Economic Journal

Volumn 119, Issue 538, 2009, Pages

  Andersson, Fredrik ^a   Freedman, Matthew ^a   Haltiwanger, John ^b   Lane, Julia ^c   Shaw, Kathryn ^d  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPENSATION; EMPLOYMENT; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INNOVATION; SKILLED LABOR; SOFTWARE;

EID: 66749181736     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: 14680297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2009.02277.x     Document Type: Article

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