Can the scala mobile explain the fall and rise of earnings inequality in italy? A semiparametric analysis, 1977-1993

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 585-613

  Manacorda, Marco ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 5644250742     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/383108     Document Type: Review

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