Occupations, Human Capital and Skills

Journal of Labor Research

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 365-386

  Levenson, Alec ^a   Zoghi, Cindy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Human capital; Job skill; Occupations; Wages

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650419538     PISSN: 01953613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12122-010-9098-x     Document Type: Article

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