Wage inequality in the United Kingdom: Trade and/or technology?

World Economy

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 893-909

  De Santis, Roberto A ^a  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INCOME DISTRIBUTION; SKILLED LABOR; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; WAGE DETERMINATION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0042313719     PISSN: 03785920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9701.00553     Document Type: Article

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