Labour productivity in Spain: 1977-2002

Applied Economics

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 465-485

  Nicolini, Rosella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; HUMAN CAPITAL; INVESTMENT LOCATION; LABOR MARKET; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; LABOR SUPPLY;

SPAIN;

EID: 78951472435     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840903427216     Document Type: Article

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