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Controversies about the Rise in American Inequality: A Survey

Dew-Becker, Ian; Gordon, Robert J - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008

imports, and an ambiguous literature on immigration which implies a small overall impact on the wages of the average native …

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Migration, the Quality of the Labour Force and Economic Inequality

Kahanec, Martin; Zimmermann, Klaus F - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008

suggests that skilled immigration promotes economic equality in advanced economies under standard conditions. The context is …

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Heterogeneity, Stratification and Growth

Bénabou, Roland - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1993

This paper examines how economic stratification affects inequality and growth over time. It studies economies where heterogenous agents interact through local public goods or externalities (school funding, neighbourhood effects) and economy-wide linkages (complementary skills, knowledge...

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Coping with Technological Progress: The Role of Ability in Making Inequality so Persistent

Rubinstein, Yona; Tsiddon, Daniel - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1999

This study explains the evolution of wage inequality over the last 30 years and supports this explanation with evidence. At each level of schooling, a faster rate of technological progress weakens the link between schooling and work and increases the unknown needed to cope with during one's...

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An employment-oriented investment strategy for Europe

Internationale Arbeitsorganisation / Research Department - 2015

action; Employment impact of the Investment Plan; Need to lay the groundwork for a balanced and sustained strategy …; INTRODUCTION; A GROWTH, INVESTMENT AND EMPLOYMENT NEXUS IN THE EU:; 1 GROWTH AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE EU; Limited growth in the EU has …; ... and the recovery is losing momentum.; Figure 1 Economic and employment in the EU: Forecasts and performances; Figure 2 …