Wage inequality determinants in European Union countries

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2013

Authors

Óscar Afonso (Author) FEP; Albuquerque, AL (Author) Other; Almeida, A (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Applied Economics Letters

Vol. 20

Pages: 1170-1173

ISSN: 1350-4851

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Indexing

ISI Web of Knowledge - 7 Citations

Other information

Authenticus ID: 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.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 4