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Is technical change directed by the supply of skills?: The case of South Korea

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  • Serrano, Lorenzo & Timmer, Marcel P., 2002. "Is technical change directed by the supply of skills?: The case of South Korea," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 76(2), pages 289-293, July.
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    5. Mr. Alberto Behar, 2023. "The Elasticity of Substitution Between Skilled and Unskilled Labor in Developing Countries: A Directed Technical Change Perspective," IMF Working Papers 2023/165, International Monetary Fund.

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