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Decompositions of Wage Inequality and Growth in an Advanced Economy open to Trade

Edwards, T. Huw; Lücke, Matthias - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2011

factors in the growth and increasing wage inequality in an advanced economy (the UK) since 1979. Calibration of a model to … for both growth and inequality. Calibrated TFP growth is consistent with the results from nonparametric growth accounting … more problems to modelling inequality than with growth: in particular, the main models in the literature, which take skill …

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Short and long run decompositions of OECD wage in[e]quality changes

Edwards, T. Huw; Whalley, John - 2002

, when this may not be the case. Incorrect conclusions as to how trade surges and technology contribute to wage inequality … into the component factors of trade surges in low wage products and technological change that has preoccupied the trade and …. In particular, if the observed wage inequality response to price and technology shocks reflects a short-run response in …

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Short and Long Run Decompositions of OECD Wage Inequality Changes

Edwards, T. Huw; Whalley, John - 2002

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Short- and long-run decompositions of UK wage inequality changes

Edwards, T. Huw; Whalley, John - 2007

This paper focuses on the decomposition of observed increases in UK wage inequality since 1979 into the component factors of competition from low-wage imports and technological change. Building on recent work by Abrego and Whalley, it argues that the length of production run and degree of .xity...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009461192

Short and Long Run Decompositions of OECD Wage Inequality Changes

Edwards, T. Huw; Whalley, John - University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics - 2003

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005212404

Human Capital and the Ambiguity of the Mankiw-Romer-Weil Model.

Edwards, T. Huw - School of Business and Economics, Loughborough University - 2004

Mankiw, Romer and Weil's (1992) finding of a cross-country relationship between savings rates, school enrolment and income levels is highly ambiguous. Their in- terpretation that it is consistent with an augmented Solow model depends on the implausible assumption that educational productivity is...

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Asymmetric Entry Equilibrium in a Symmetric Trading Oligopoly Model

Edwards, T. Huw - School of Business and Economics, Loughborough University - 2014

We examine the R&D and export decisions of two ex ante symmetric firms in symmetric countries, with both unit trade … costs and fixed entry costs to the export market. When both trade costs are low, there will be a symmetric, cross …-hauling duopoly, but if fixed costs are fairly high, unit trade costs are low and R&D is relatively cheap, there will be an asymmetric …

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Market Integration, Wage Concentration, and the Cost and Volume of Traded Machines

Edwards, T. Huw; Perroni, Carlo - School of Business and Economics, Loughborough University - 2014

on the volume of intermediate goods trade and the number of varieties produced are mutually reinforcing, resulting in a …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010929026

Market Integration, Wage Concentration, and the Cost and Volume of Traded Machines

Edwards, T. Huw; Perroni, Carlo - Department of Economics, University of Warwick - 2014

on the volume of intermediate goods trade and the number of varieties produced are mutually reinforcing, resulting in a …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010933269

Market Integration, Wage Concentration, and the Cost and Volume of Traded Machines

Edwards, T. Huw; Perroni, Carlo - CESifo - 2014

on the volume of intermediate goods trade and the number of varieties produced are mutually reinforcing, resulting in a …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010948859