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Skill-biased technical change vs. structural change: Insights from a new view of the structure of an economy

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  • Schimmelpfennig, Axel, 1998. "Skill-biased technical change vs. structural change: Insights from a new view of the structure of an economy," Kiel Working Papers 868, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel).
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