Wage Dispersion in the 1980's : Resurrecting the Role of Trade Through the Effects of Durable Employment Changes /

This paper finds that changes in durable manufacturing employment and investment in computer equipment can explain rising wage dispersion in the United States, measured in terms of the education premium. Reduced employment opportunities in durables production drive down the average wage for workers...

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Hlavní autor: Buckberg, Elaine
Další autoři: Thomas, Alun
Médium: Časopis
Jazyk:English
Vydáno: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1995.
Edice:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1995/088
On-line přístup:Full text available on IMF