Atkinson, Anthony B. (2007) The distribution of earnings in OECD countries. International Labour Review, 146 (1-2). pp. 41-60. ISSN 0020-7780
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Earnings inequality in the OECD countries is commonly seen to have widened considerably since 1980 - and this is generally explained by the steady increase in relative demand for skilled labour due to skill-biased technical change and the growing exposure of unskilled workers to international competition through globalization. But this single explanation now looks questionable: the increase in inequality has been uneven across countries, and greater earnings dispersion has mostly been occurring at the top of the distribution. This article takes a fresh look at the evidence and considers alternative explanations to supplement that provided by the race between technology and education.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=0020-7780 |
| Additional Information: | © 2007 International Labour Organization |
| Divisions: | Economics STICERD |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor |
| JEL classification: | D - Microeconomics > D3 - Distribution > D31 - Personal Income, Wealth, and Their Distributions |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Mar 2011 09:44 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Nov 2024 08:54 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/33653 |
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