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Industry-specific or generic skills? Conflicting interests of firms and workers

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  • Smits, W., 2007. "Industry-specific or generic skills? Conflicting interests of firms and workers," Labour Economics, Elsevier, vol. 14(3), pages 653-663, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:labeco:v:14:y:2007:i:3:p:653-663
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