Wage inequality determinants in European Union countries

• Tipo: Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2013

Autores

Óscar Afonso (Autor) FEP; Albuquerque, AL (Autor) Outra; Almeida, A (Autor) Outra

Revista

Título: Applied Economics Letters

Vol. 20

Páginas: 1170-1173

ISSN: 1350-4851

Editora: Taylor & Francis

Indexação

ISI Web of Knowledge - 9 Citações

Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-006-8F0

DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2013.797551

Abstract (EN): 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.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 4