Rising Wage Inequality, Comparative Advantage, and the Growing Importance of General Skills in the United States

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 105-147

  Gould, Eric D ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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EID: 0036102751     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/323934     Document Type: Article

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