Symbolic values, occupational choice, and economic development

European Economic Review

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 237-251

  Corneo, Giacomo ^a,b,c,d   Jeanne, Olivier ^b,e  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b CEPR   (United Kingdom)

^c CESIFO   (Germany)

^d IZA   (Germany)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic development; Long run growth; Occupational choice; Symbolic values

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ENDOGENOUS GROWTH; HUMAN RESOURCE; MODELING; OCCUPATION;

EID: 77649235253     PISSN: 00142921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2009.04.006     Document Type: Article

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