Labor Market Institutions and Gender Differences in Wage Inequality
dc.contributor.author | Fortin, Nicole M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Lemieux, T. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2008-01-24T14:28:10Z | |
dc.date.available | 2008-01-24T14:28:10Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1996 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1866/2070 | |
dc.format.extent | 711928 bytes | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.publisher | Université de Montréal. Département de sciences économiques. | fr |
dc.subject | [JEL:D60] Microeconomics - Welfare Economics - General | en |
dc.subject | [JEL:D63] Microeconomics - Welfare Economics - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement | en |
dc.subject | [JEL:J30] Labor and Demographic Economics - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - General | en |
dc.subject | [JEL:J31] Labor and Demographic Economics - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials by Skill, Training, Occupation, etc. | en |
dc.subject | [JEL:D60] Microéconomie - Économie du bien-être - Généralités | fr |
dc.subject | [JEL:D63] Microéconomie - Économie du bien-être - Egalité, justice, inégalité et autres critères normatifs et mesures | fr |
dc.subject | [JEL:J30] Démographie et économie du travail - Salaires, compensations, coûts du travail - Généralités | fr |
dc.subject | [JEL:J31] Démographie et économie du travail - Salaires, compensations, coûts du travail - Niveau et structure des salaires, différentiation de salaires par l'habileté, l'éducation, l'occupation, etc.. | fr |
dc.title | Labor Market Institutions and Gender Differences in Wage Inequality | |
dc.type | Article | |
dc.contributor.affiliation | Université de Montréal. Faculté des arts et des sciences. Département de sciences économiques | |
dcterms.abstract | In this paper, we present graphical and quantitative evidence on the important role played by changes in labor market institutions on the rise in wage inequality in the United States during the 1980s. We show that the decline in the real value of the minimium wage and in the rate of unionization explains over a third of the rise in inequality among men. | |
dcterms.isPartOf | urn:ISSN:0709-9231 | |
UdeM.VersionRioxx | Version publiée / Version of Record | |
oaire.citationTitle | Cahier de recherche | |
oaire.citationIssue | 9608 |
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