Measuring human capital and its effects on wage growth

Journal of Economic Surveys

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 362-387

  Tchernis, Rusty ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Experience; Human capital; Labour mobility; Seniority

Indexed keywords

DECISION ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT GENERATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN CAPITAL; LABOR MARKET; LABOR MOBILITY; LABOR SUPPLY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; METHODOLOGY; MODEL TEST; WAGE;

EID: 77951950463     PISSN: 09500804     EISSN: 14676419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6419.2009.00617.x     Document Type: Article

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