Wage distribution in Japan, 1989-2003

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1329-1350

  Kambayashi, Ryo ^a   Kawaguchi, Daiji ^a   Yokoyama, Izumi ^b  

^a HITOTSUBASHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; HETEROGENEITY; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; WAGE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

EID: 53349117968     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: 15405982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5982.2008.00506.x     Document Type: Article

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