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A Theory of Wage Dispersion and Job Market Segmentation

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Job market segmentation refers to the idea that there tends to be a correlation among high wages, high productivity, high capital intensity, high value added, few quits relative to layoffs, and low labor turnover. This paper develops a model of wage dispersion and job market segmentation based on the very sparse assumption that the only departure from a strictly orthodox neoclassical world consists of wages being sticky in the short run. Implications of the model are explored and discussed.

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  • Martin L. Weitzman, 1989. "A Theory of Wage Dispersion and Job Market Segmentation," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College, vol. 104(1), pages 121-137.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:qjecon:v:104:y:1989:i:1:p:121-137.
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