It is mainly about where you work! : labor demand in the Colombian manufacturing sector

Borradores de Economia
Number: 
933
Published: 
Classification JEL: 
J23, R32
Keywords: 
Human capital agglomeration, Social returns, Private returns, Externalities, Uncertainty, Fiscal policy
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