Accounting for changing earnings inequality in Costa Rica, 1980-99

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 898-926

  Gindling, T H ^a   Trejos, Juan Diego ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INCOME DISTRIBUTION; RETURNS TO EDUCATION; WAGE DETERMINATION; WORKING CONDITIONS;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 21844464312     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220380500145321     Document Type: Article

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