Becker Meets Ricardo: Multisector matching with communication and cognitive skills

Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 690-720

  McCann, Robert J ^a   Shi, Xianwen ^a   Siow, Aloysius ^a   Wolthoff, Ronald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 84959010299     PISSN: 87566222     EISSN: 14657341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jleo/ewv002     Document Type: Article

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