Does size of local labour markets affect wage inequality? A rank-size rule of income distribution

Journal of Economic Geography

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 211-237

  Korpi, Martin ^a,b  

^a STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

^b Institute for Futures Studies   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Business diversification; Local labour markets; Urban size; Wage inequality

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; CROSS SECTION; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN CAPITAL; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; LABOR MARKET; LABOR MIGRATION; MODELING; POPULATION SIZE; WAGE GAP;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 39749130440     PISSN: 14682702     EISSN: 14682710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jeg/lbm034     Document Type: Article

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