Has ICT polarized skill demand? Evidence from eleven countries over twenty-five years

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 60-77

  Michaels, Guy ^a   Natraj, Ashwini ^a   Van Reenen, John ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84896368173     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: 15309142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/REST_a_00366     Document Type: Article

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