Widening the gap: The effect of declining unionization on managerial and worker pay, 1983-2000

Research in Social Stratification and Mobility

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 223-238

  Rosenfeld, Jake ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Income inequality; Industry level data; Union membership

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750087551     PISSN: 02765624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rssm.2006.01.003     Document Type: Article

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