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Wages, Skills, and Skill-Biased Technical Change

The Canonical Model Revisited

View ORCID ProfileAudra Bowlus, View ORCID ProfileLance Lochner, Chris Robinson and Eda Suleymanoglu
Journal of Human Resources, November 2023, 58 (6) 1783-1819; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0617-8889R1
Audra Bowlus
Audra Bowlus, Lance Lochner, and Chris Robinson are at University of Western Ontario.
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Audra Bowlus, Lance Lochner, and Chris Robinson are at University of Western Ontario.
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Eda Suleymanoglu is at Education Policy Research Initiative.
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    • V. New Approaches to Estimating SBTC in the Canonical Model
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