Do skills matter for wage inequality?
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Keywords
skills; wage inequality; labor market institutions;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I24 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Inequality
- J08 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General - - - Labor Economics Policies
- J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
- J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
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