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Trade, Skills and Adjustment Costs: A Study of Intra-Sectoral Labour Mobility in the UK

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  • R J R Elliott & J Lindley, 2003. "Trade, Skills and Adjustment Costs: A Study of Intra-Sectoral Labour Mobility in the UK," Economics Discussion Paper Series 0312, Economics, The University of Manchester.
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