Increasing wage dispersion and the changes in relative employment and wages in Mexico's urban informal sector: 1987-1993

Applied Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 335-347

  Pagán, José A ^a   Tijerina Guajardo, José A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; INCOME; INFORMAL SECTOR; URBAN ECONOMY; WAGE;

MEXICO;

EID: 0034688619     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000368400322769     Document Type: Article

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