The great reversal in the demand for skill and cognitive tasks

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 34, Issue S1, 2016, Pages S199-S247

  Beaudry, Paul ^a,b   Green, David A ^a,c   Sand, Benjamin M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE FOR FISCAL STUDIES   (United Kingdom)

^d YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 84951857654     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/682347     Document Type: Article

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