The polarization of the U.S. labor market

American Economic Review

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 189-194

  Autor, David H ^d,g   Katz, Lawrence F ^c,e,g   Kearney, Melissa S ^f,g   Berman, Eli ^a   Chandra, Amitabh ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f BROOKINGS INSTITUTION   (United States)

^g NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 33744517618     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/000282806777212620     Document Type: Conference Paper

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