Why has wage inequality increased more in the USA than in Europe? An empirical investigation of the demand and supply of skill

Applied Economics

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 771-788

  Fernandez Kranz, Daniel ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; SKILLED LABOR; UNEMPLOYMENT; WAGE GAP;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646368175     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840500396087     Document Type: Article

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