The Internet and local wages: A puzzle

American Economic Review

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 556-575

  Forman, Chris ^a   Goldfarb, Avi ^b   Greenstein, Shane ^c  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84856841047     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.102.1.556     Document Type: Review

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