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Digitization and Its Consequences for Creative-Industry Product and Labor Markets

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  • Joel Waldfogel, 2021. "Digitization and Its Consequences for Creative-Industry Product and Labor Markets," NBER Chapters, in: The Role of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Economic Growth, pages 397-424, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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