Wage and Productivity Differentials in Japan: The Role of Labor Market Mechanisms

Labour

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 514-541

  Kalantzis, Yannick ^a   Kambayashi, Ryo ^a   Lechevalier, Sébastien ^a  

^a ÉCOLE DES HAUTES ÉTUDES EN SCIENCES SOCIALES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; LABOR MARKET; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; MICROECONOMICS; PREDICTION; WAGE;

JAPAN;

EID: 84869779067     PISSN: 11217081     EISSN: 14679914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9914.2012.00555.x     Document Type: Article

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