Changes in U.S. Wages, 1976–2000: Ongoing Skill Bias or Major Technological Change?
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Labor Economics
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0734-306X,1537-5307
DOI: 10.1086/430288