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Endogenous Political Institutions, Wage Inequality, And Economic Growth

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The paper suggests that the political changes brought about by the increase in the proportion of college graduates in the U.S. labor force in the 1970s may have contributed to the decline in the college premium during the 1970s and its increase during the 1980s and 1990s. The study argues that the proportion of skilled workers in the labor force affected their relative importance in the political process. Thus, the increase in the proportion of skilled workers during the 1970s reduced the skill premium in the short run, but induced a change in policies that favored skilled workers and increased the skill premium in the long run.

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  • Pargianas, Christos, 2017. "Endogenous Political Institutions, Wage Inequality, And Economic Growth," Macroeconomic Dynamics, Cambridge University Press, vol. 21(1), pages 183-213, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:macdyn:v:21:y:2017:i:01:p:183-213_00
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