Wage Stagnation, Rising Inequality and the Financial Crisis of 2008
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- Jon D. Wisman, 2013. "Wage stagnation, rising inequality and the financial crisis of 2008," Cambridge Journal of Economics, Cambridge Political Economy Society, vol. 37(4), pages 921-945.
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social mobility; deskilling; loss of community; conspicuous consumption; social status;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- E21 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Consumption; Saving; Wealth
- E44 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Financial Markets and the Macroeconomy
- G01 - Financial Economics - - General - - - Financial Crises
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