General purpose technology and wage inequality

Journal of Economic Growth

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 315-345

  Aghion, Philippe ^a   Howitt, Peter ^b   Violante, Giovanni L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Experience premium; General purpose technology; Skill transferability; Vintage compatibility; Wage inequality

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038895233     PISSN: 13814338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020875717066     Document Type: Article

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