Technology, unemployment, and relative wages in a global economy
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Technology, unemployment, and relative wages in a global economy
Arguably the most important development in recent decades in US factor markets is the decline in the relative wage of the unskilled. By contrast, in Europe it is undoubtedly the rise and persistence of unemployment. Technology has been identified as a key reason for the rising US wage inequality, while labor market rigidities are often cited as a key reason for European unemployment. This paper...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Economic Review
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0014-2921
DOI: 10.1016/s0014-2921(97)00113-x