Occupations and the structure of wage inequality in the united states, 1980s to 2000s

American Sociological Review

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 402-431

  Mouw, Ted ^a   Kalleberg, Arne L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

human capital models; labor markets; occupational polarization; trends in inequality

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; HUMAN CAPITAL; LABOR DIVISION; LABOR MARKET; LABOR STANDARD; LABOR SUPPLY; MODEL TEST; OCCUPATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TREND ANALYSIS; WAGE GAP;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 78049438677     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: 19398271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0003122410363564     Document Type: Article

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