Why did wage inequality increase? Evidence from urban India 1983-99

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 97-117

  Kijima, Yoko ^a  

^a NATIONAL GRADUATE INSTITUTE FOR POLICY STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

India; Labor market; Poverty; Wage inequality

Indexed keywords

INCOME DISTRIBUTION; LABOR MARKET; POVERTY DETERMINANT; SKILLED LABOR; WAGE GAP;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33747365624     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2005.04.008     Document Type: Article

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