The role of flexible production in earnings inequality.
Increased earnings inequality has been the focus of considerable attention from economists. There is general agreement that the primary reason earnings inequality has increased in the U.S. over the past two decades is technical change, leading to increased relative demand for skilled workers. Howe...
| Publicado en: | Challenge (05775132) Vol. 42; no. 4; pp. 102 - 118 |
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M.E. Sharpe Inc.
July/August 1999
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