Human Capital and Wages in Exporting Firms

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Human Capital and Wages in Exporting Firms. / Munch, Jakob Roland; Skaksen, Jan Rose.

Cph. : Economic Policy Research Unit. Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen, 2006.

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Munch, JR & Skaksen, JR 2006 'Human Capital and Wages in Exporting Firms' Economic Policy Research Unit. Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen, Cph. <https://www.econ.ku.dk/eprn_epru/Workings_Papers/wp-06-10.pdf>

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Munch, J. R., & Skaksen, J. R. (2006). Human Capital and Wages in Exporting Firms. Economic Policy Research Unit. Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen. https://www.econ.ku.dk/eprn_epru/Workings_Papers/wp-06-10.pdf

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Munch JR, Skaksen JR. Human Capital and Wages in Exporting Firms. Cph.: Economic Policy Research Unit. Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen. 2006.

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Munch, Jakob Roland ; Skaksen, Jan Rose. / Human Capital and Wages in Exporting Firms. Cph. : Economic Policy Research Unit. Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen, 2006.

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