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From Socialism to Capitalism: Low-Skill-Biased Change in the Baltics during the Transition and Beyond Cover

From Socialism to Capitalism: Low-Skill-Biased Change in the Baltics during the Transition and Beyond

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|May 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjes-2023-0012 | Journal eISSN: 2674-4619 | Journal ISSN: 2674-4600
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Published on: May 24, 2023
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