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Workforce composition and earnings inequality

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  • Mark E. Schweitzer

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A presentation of a model that incorporates many factors simultaneously -- including education, experience, and industry choice -- to explain the growing disparity in Americans earnings. Its main finding is that the shifting composition of the U.S. workforce is a significant and direct determinant of the widening earnings gap.

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  • Mark E. Schweitzer, 1997. "Workforce composition and earnings inequality," Economic Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, issue Q II, pages 13-24.
    • Handle: RePEc:fip:fedcer:y:1997:i:qii:p:13-24
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    1. Erica L. Groshen & Mark E. Schweitzer, 1999. "Firms' wage adjustments: a break from the past," Review, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, issue May, pages 93-111.

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