Distribution of ability and earnings in a hierarchical job assignment model

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1322-1363

  Costrell, Robert M ^a   Loury, Glenn C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INCOME DISTRIBUTION; MODEL; SKILLED LABOR; THEORETICAL STUDY; WAGE DETERMINATION;

EID: 12144274667     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/424741     Document Type: Article

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