Economic growth, skill-biased technical change and wage inequality: A model and estimations for the US and Europe

Journal of Macroeconomics

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 597-621

  Greiner, Alfred ^a   Rubart, Jens ^b   Semmler, Willi ^a,c  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Skill biased technological change; Wage inequality

Indexed keywords

EID: 8644260149     PISSN: 01640704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmacro.2003.05.001     Document Type: Article

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