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Promotions, Skill Formation, and Earnings Growth in a Corporate Hierarchy

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  • Ariga, Kenn
  • Brunello, Giorgio
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  • Ariga, Kenn & Brunello, Giorgio & Ohkusa, Yasushi, 1997. "Promotions, Skill Formation, and Earnings Growth in a Corporate Hierarchy," Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, Elsevier, vol. 11(3), pages 347-384, September.
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