The Relation Between Skill Levels and the Cyclical Variability of Employment, Hours, and Wages /

This paper uses micro panel data to examine differences in the cyclical variability of employment, hours, and real wages for skilled and unskilled workers. Contrary to conventional wisdom, we find that, at the aggregate level, skilled and unskilled workers are subject to essentially the same degree...

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Autor Principal: Keane, Michael
Outros autores: Prasad, Eswar
Formato: Revista
Idioma:English
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1993.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1993/044
Acceso en liña:Full text available on IMF