Training and productivity: Evidence for US manufacturing industries

Oxford Economic Papers

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 504-528

  Sepúlveda, Facundo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN CAPITAL; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; MANUFACTURING; TRAINING; WAGE DETERMINATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954376377     PISSN: 00307653     EISSN: 14643812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oep/gpp028     Document Type: Article

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