Explaining trends in wages, work, and occupations

The inequality of labor market earnings in the U.S. has increased dramatically in recent decades. However, closer examination of the data reveals two distinct periods of rising inequality: 1973–89 and 1989–2005. The first period was one of diverging wages throughout the distribution, while the second period was one of polarizing wage growth.

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Year of publication:	2009
Authors:	Autor, David H.
Published in:	Chicago Fed Letter. - Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. - 2009, Apr, 261
Publisher:	Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Subject:	Labor market \| Wages \| Employment

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Extent:	application/pdf
Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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