Ageing and literacy skills: Evidence from Canada, Norway and the United States

Labour Economics

Volumn 22, Issue , 2013, Pages 16-29

  Green, David A ^a   Riddell, W Craig ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cognitive skills, ageing; Human capital; Literacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875812784     PISSN: 09275371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2012.08.011     Document Type: Article

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