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Wage inequality determinants in European Union countries

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  • Oscar Afonso
  • Ana Lurdes Albuquerque
  • Alexandre Almeida

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The explanation of the recent increase in intra-country wage inequality in favour of high-skilled labour has been dominated by two explanations: skill-biased technological change (SBTC) and international trade (IT) liberalization. Since few empirical studies have tried to assess both explanations across a comprehensive sample of countries, we analyse the impact of both and add some new variables within a unified framework and across 18 European Union countries. Results show that the SBTC, the immigration and education present an impact positive on wage inequality measured by the wage ratio of college to secondary graduates.

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  • Oscar Afonso & Ana Lurdes Albuquerque & Alexandre Almeida, 2013. "Wage inequality determinants in European Union countries," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 20(12), pages 1170-1173, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:apeclt:v:20:y:2013:i:12:p:1170-1173
    DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2013.797551
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    1. Kuo-Hsing Kuo & Cheng-Te Lee, 2017. "Economic Integration, Growth and Income Distribution," Australian Economic Papers, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 56(1), pages 59-71, March.
    2. Raul Ramos & Vicente Royuela, 2014. "“Income inequality in Europe. Analysis of recent trends at the regional level”," IREA Working Papers 201425, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics, revised Oct 2014.
    3. David Castells-Quintana & Raul Ramos & Vicente Royuela, 2015. "Income inequality in European Regions: Recent trends and determinants," Review of Regional Research: Jahrbuch für Regionalwissenschaft, Springer;Gesellschaft für Regionalforschung (GfR), vol. 35(2), pages 123-146, October.
    4. Krystyna Gomółka & Piotr Kasprzak, 2022. "Household Ability of Expenditures on Electricity and Energy Resources in the Countries That Joined the EU after 2004," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(9), pages 1-21, April.

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