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What Drives Skill-biased Regional Employment Growth in West Germany?

In: Foundations of the Knowledge Economy

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  • Alexander Cordes, 2012. "What Drives Skill-biased Regional Employment Growth in West Germany?," Chapters, in: Knut Ingar Westeren (ed.), Foundations of the Knowledge Economy, chapter 11, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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    1. Hanas A. Cader & John C. Leatherman, 2012. "Growth of the Knowledge-based Economy in a Two-person Non-cooperative Game," Chapters, in: Knut Ingar Westeren (ed.), Foundations of the Knowledge Economy, chapter 3, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    2. Michaela Fuchs & Udo Brixy, 2011. "How important are plant and regional characteristics for employment dynamics? Plant-level evidence for Germany," ERSA conference papers ersa10p243, European Regional Science Association.

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