What does human capital do? A review of Goldin and Katz's The Race between Education and Technology

Journal of Economic Literature

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 426-463

  Acemoglu, Daron ^a   Autor, David ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 84862981049     PISSN: 00220515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jel.50.2.426     Document Type: Review

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