Wages and human capital in the U.S. finance industry: 1909-2006

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1551-1609

  Philippon, Thomas ^a   Reshef, Ariell ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; HUMAN CAPITAL; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; WAGE DETERMINATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84870357962     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: 15314650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qje/qjs030     Document Type: Article

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