A model of power-biased technological change

Economics Letters

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 124-131

  Skott, Peter ^a   Guy, Frederick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Efficiency wage; Inequality; Power biased technical change; Skill bias; Work intensity

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947205023     PISSN: 01651765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2006.09.023     Document Type: Article

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