Technological diffusion, the diffusion of skill and the growth of outsourcing in US manufacturing

Economics of Innovation and New Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 617-647

  Magnani, Elisabetta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Firm specific human capital; Market mediated employment arrangements; Outsourcing; Technological diffusion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84999706086     PISSN: 10438599     EISSN: 14768364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10438590600665120     Document Type: Article

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