Between-group Competition in the Labor Market and the Rising Returns to Skill: US and France 1964-2000
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- Wasmer, Etienne, 2001. "Between-Group Competition In The Labour Market And The Rising Returns To Skill: US And France 1964-2000," CEPR Discussion Papers 2798, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
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Wage inequality; education; experience; labor supply;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
- J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
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