Displacement, asymmetric information, and heterogeneous human capital

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 113-152

  Hu, Luojia ^a   Taber, Christopher ^b  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 78651303040     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/656373     Document Type: Article

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