Skill Premium in Chile: Studying Skill Upgrading in the South

World Development

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 594-609

  Gallego, Francisco A ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Chile; Latin America; Skill biased technical change; Skill upgrading; Trade openness; Wage premium

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; LABOR MARKET; SKILLED LABOR; WAGE;

CHILE; LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 84856331332     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2011.07.009     Document Type: Article

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