Wage Inequality in Post-Reform Mexico
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- Jim Airola & Chinhui Juhn, 2008. "Wage Inequality in Post-Reform Mexico," Journal of Income Distribution, Ad libros publications inc., vol. 17(1), pages 110-134, March.
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wage inequality; reforms; skill demand;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-EDU-2005-03-20 (Education)
- NEP-LAB-2005-03-20 (Labour Economics)
- NEP-LAM-2005-03-20 (Central and South America)
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