Addressing the problem of stagnant wages

Comparative Economic Studies

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 739-764

  Levy, Frank ^a   Kochan, Thomas ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

labor policy; productivity; wages

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871083717     PISSN: 08887233     EISSN: 14783320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/ces.2012.28     Document Type: Conference Paper

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