Wage dispersion in the 1980s: Resurrecting the role of trade through the effects of durable employment changes

IMF Staff Papers

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 336-354

  Buckberg, Elaine ^a   Thomas, Alun ^b  

^a European II Department

^b Western Hemisphere Department

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EID: 33750545834     PISSN: 10207635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2307/3867400     Document Type: Article

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