Matching, Heterogeneity, and the Evolution of Income Distribution

Journal of Economic Growth

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 61-92

  Acemoglu, Daron ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Growth; Human capital; Income inequality; Matching; Mismatch; Search; Wage inequality

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002860266     PISSN: 13814338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009733730177     Document Type: Article

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