The skill content of technological change. Some conjectures on the role of education and job-training in reducing the timing of new technology adoption
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-ALL-2006-09-03 (All new papers)
- NEP-EDU-2006-09-03 (Education)
- NEP-HRM-2006-09-03 (Human Capital & Human Resource Management)
- NEP-INO-2006-09-03 (Innovation)
- NEP-KNM-2006-09-03 (Knowledge Management & Knowledge Economy)
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