Intermediate products, specialization and the dynamics of wage inequality in the US
- Tchipev, Anton Istituto di ricerche economiche (IRE), Facoltà di scienze economiche, Università della Svizzera italiana, Svizzera
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04.12.2006
23 p
English
This paper attempts to reconcile the slowdown in wage inequality in the 1990s with the view that international trade was a major factor contributing to the sharp increases in inequality during the 1980s. I present a model that highlights the importance of intermediate products and attributes the trend reversal of inequality to the restructuring of the economy. The model is supported by... Show more…
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- English
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- Economics
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- RERO DOC 6223
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- https://susi.usi.ch/usi/documents/318199