Labor market institutions and the distribution of wages, 1973-1992: A semiparametric approach

Econometrica

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1001-1044

  Dinardo, John ^a   Fortin, Nicole M ^a   Lemieux, Thomas ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Kernel density estimation; Minimum wage; Unions; Wage inequality

Indexed keywords

INEQUALITY; KERNEL METHOD; NON PARAMETRIC ESTIMATION;

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS; WAGES;

ESTIMATION;

EID: 0030364687     PISSN: 00129682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2171954     Document Type: Review

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