Putting tasks to the test: Human capital, job tasks, and wages

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 31, Issue 2 PART2, 2013, Pages

  Autor, David H ^a   Handel, Michael J ^b  

^a NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84877268694     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/669332     Document Type: Article

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