Why rapidly expanding the number of college-trained workers may not lower income inequality: the curious case of Taiwan, 1978-2011
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- Keng, Shao-Hsun & Lin, Chun-Hung & Orazem, Peter, 2014. "Why rapidly expanding the number of college-trained workers may not lower income inequality: The curious case of Taiwan, 1978-2011," Staff General Research Papers Archive 38329, Iowa State University, Department of Economics.
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- 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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