Establishment level earnings, technology and the growth of inequality: Evidence from britain

Economics of Innovation and New Technology

Volumn 5, Issue 2-4, 1998, Pages 139-164

  Chennells, Lucy ^a   Reenen, John Van ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR FISCAL STUDIES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Skill; Technology; Wages

Indexed keywords

EID: 0011836113     PISSN: 10438599     EISSN: 14768364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10438599800000003     Document Type: Article

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