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Uncertainty and the Distribution of Earnings

In: The Distribution of Economic Well-Being

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  • William R. Johnson, 1977. "Uncertainty and the Distribution of Earnings," NBER Chapters, in: The Distribution of Economic Well-Being, pages 379-396, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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    5. Robert H. Haveman & Barbara L. Wolfe, 1985. "Income, Inequality, and Uncertainty: Differences between the Disabled and Nondisabled," NBER Chapters, in: Horizontal Equity, Uncertainty, and Economic Well-Being, pages 293-322, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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