Lousy and Lovely Jobs: the Rising Polarization of Work in Britain
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- Maarten Goos & Alan Manning, 2007. "Lousy and Lovely Jobs: The Rising Polarization of Work in Britain," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 89(1), pages 118-133, February.
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Labor Demand and Technology; Inequality;JEL classification:
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