Institutions, technological change and the wage differentials between skilled and unskilled workers: theory and evidence from Europe
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- Lorenzo Corsini, 2012. "Institutions, Technological Change and Wage Differentials between Skilled and Unskilled Workers: Theory and Evidence from Europe," Research in Labor Economics, in: Research in Labor Economics, pages 1-33, Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
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Keywords
wage differentials; technological changes; Labor Market Institutions;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
- J51 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining - - - Trade Unions: Objectives, Structure, and Effects
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-EEC-2008-01-26 (European Economics)
- NEP-LAB-2008-01-26 (Labour Economics)
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