Wage inequality, technology, and trade

Journal of Economic Theory

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 79-103

  Zeira, Joseph ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

International trade; Productivity differences; Skill biased technical change; Wage inequality

Indexed keywords

EID: 36049007866     PISSN: 00220531     EISSN: 10957235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jet.2006.03.011     Document Type: Article

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