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Offshoring and the Skill-premium: Evidence from Individual Workers’ Data

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  • Tommaso Tempesti, 2016. "Offshoring and the Skill-premium: Evidence from Individual Workers’ Data," The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 39(10), pages 1628-1652, October.
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