Firm-specific human capital: A skill-weights approach

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 914-940

  Lazear, Edward P ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIRM SIZE; HUMAN CAPITAL; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; SKILLED LABOR; THEORETICAL STUDY; WAGE DETERMINATION;

EID: 72449208532     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/648671     Document Type: Article

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