Diverging developments in wage inequality: Which institutions matter?

Comparative Political Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1551-1582

  Oliver, Rebecca ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Inequality; OECD countries; Pay inequality; Wage bargaining institutions

Indexed keywords

EID: 55149097312     PISSN: 00104140     EISSN: 15523829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0010414007312837     Document Type: Article

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