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Reorganization of Firms and Labor Market Inequality

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  • Lindbeck, Assar

    (Institute for International Economic Studies, Stockholm University)

  • Snower, Dennis J.

    (Department of Economics Birkbeck College)

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In what follows, we examine the consequences of the recent developments in the labour market for the reorganization of work, the move towards multi-tasking and the consequent break-down of occupational barriers, the transformation of job opportunities, and the implications for inequality in the labour market.
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  • Lindbeck, Assar & Snower, Dennis J., 1997. "Reorganization of Firms and Labor Market Inequality," Seminar Papers 605, Stockholm University, Institute for International Economic Studies.
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