Exporters, skill upgrading, and the wage gap

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 42, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 3-31

  Bernard, Andrew B ^a   Jensen, J Bradford ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b U S CENSUS BUREAU   (United States)

Author keywords

International trade; Skill biased technological change; Wage inequality

Indexed keywords

INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MANUFACTURING; SKILL UPGRADING; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; WAGE GAP;

USA;

EID: 0030842768     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1996(96)01431-6     Document Type: Article

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