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Unemployment and wage growth: recent cross-state evidence

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  • Daniel G. Sullivan

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This article shows that even in recent years there is a relatively robust, negative cross-state correlation between appropriate measures of unemployment and wage growth.

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  • Daniel Aaronson & Daniel G. Sullivan, 2000. "Unemployment and wage growth: recent cross-state evidence," Economic Perspectives, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, vol. 25(Q II), pages 41-54.
    • Handle: RePEc:fip:fedhep:y:2000:i:qii:p:41-54:n:v.25no.2
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