Job Vacancies in Colombia : 1976-2012

Borradores de Economia
Number: 
797
Published: 
Classification JEL: 
E24, E32, J63, J64
Keywords: 
Human capital agglomeration, Social returns, Private returns, Externalities, Uncertainty, Fiscal policy

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