Explaining the growing inequality in wages across skill levels

This article investigates two prominent explanations--technology and trade--for growing wage inequality by educational attainment. The analysis indicates a prominent role for technological improvements and a modest but still significant role for increased competition from imports.

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Year of publication:	1995
Authors:	Brauer, David A. ; Hickok, Susan
Published in:	Economic Policy Review. - Federal Reserve Bank of New York. - 1995, Jan, v. 1. no. 1, p. 61-75
Publisher:	Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Subject:	Education \| Human capital \| Wages \| Income distribution

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Type of publication:	Article
Language:	English
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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