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Skill, education and credentials in the new economy: the case of information technology workers

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  • Tracey L. Adams

    (University of Western Ontario, Canada, tladams@uwo.ca)

  • Erin I. Demaiter

    (University of Toronto, Canada, e.demaiter@utoronto.ca)

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  • Tracey L. Adams & Erin I. Demaiter, 2008. "Skill, education and credentials in the new economy: the case of information technology workers," Work, Employment & Society, British Sociological Association, vol. 22(2), pages 351-362, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:woemps:v:22:y:2008:i:2:p:351-362
    DOI: 10.1177/0950017008089109
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    1. Finegold, David, 1999. "Creating Self-Sustaining, High-Skill Ecosystems," Oxford Review of Economic Policy, Oxford University Press and Oxford Review of Economic Policy Limited, vol. 15(1), pages 60-81, Spring.
    2. Arkes, Jeremy, 1999. "What Do Educational Credentials Signal and Why Do Employers Value Credentials?," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 18(1), pages 133-141, February.
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