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Offshoring and the Age-Skill Composition of Labour Demand. / Blanas, Sotiris.
Lancaster: Lancaster University, Department of Economics, 2017. (Economics Working Papers Series).

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Blanas, S 2017 'Offshoring and the Age-Skill Composition of Labour Demand' Economics Working Papers Series, Lancaster University, Department of Economics, Lancaster.

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Blanas, S. (2017). Offshoring and the Age-Skill Composition of Labour Demand. (Economics Working Papers Series). Lancaster University, Department of Economics.

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Blanas S. Offshoring and the Age-Skill Composition of Labour Demand. Lancaster: Lancaster University, Department of Economics. 2017 Dec. (Economics Working Papers Series).

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Blanas, Sotiris. / Offshoring and the Age-Skill Composition of Labour Demand. Lancaster : Lancaster University, Department of Economics, 2017. (Economics Working Papers Series).

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