Capitalists, workers, and managers: Wage inequality and effective demand

Structural Change and Economic Dynamics

Volumn 30, Issue , 2014, Pages 120-131

  Tavani, Daniele ^a   Vasudevan, Ramaa ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Capacity utilization; Effective demand; Stability; Wage inequality

Indexed keywords

CAPITALISM; DEMAND ANALYSIS; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; INVESTMENT; SAVINGS BEHAVIOR; WAGE DETERMINATION; WAGE GAP;

EID: 84901805304     PISSN: 0954349X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.strueco.2014.05.001     Document Type: Article

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