Investigating the organizational sources of high-wage earnings growth and rising inequality

Social Science Research

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 902-916

  Hanley, Caroline ^a  

^a William and Mary   (United States)

Author keywords

Earnings; Inequality; Occupations; Performance pay; Rents; Shareholder value

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953171851     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2010.11.005     Document Type: Article

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