Wage inequality and the new economy in the US: Does IT-led growth generate wage inequality

Canadian Public Policy

Volumn 29, Issue SUPPL, 2003, Pages

  Mishel, Lawrence ^a   Bernstein, Jared ^a  

^a ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INCOME DISTRIBUTION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; WAGE GAP;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037231752     PISSN: 03170861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3552283     Document Type: Article

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