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		| Marco  Vivarelli and Mariacristina  Piva | 
	
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		| ''The skill bias in Italy: a first report'' | 
	
		| ( 2001, Vol. 15 No.2 ) | 
	
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		| In this study three possible determinants of the increased demand for skilled workers are tested using a panel of 412 Italian manufacturing firms over the period 1989-1997. The results suggest the statistical significance of the impact of organisational change, while they tend to exclude the roles of R&D spending and foreign direct investment. | 
	
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		| JEL: O3 - Technological Change; Research and Development: General 
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		| | Manuscript Received : Nov 12 2001 |  | Manuscript Accepted : Nov 12 2001 | 
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