U.S. wage inequality and low-wage import competition

This article examines the impact of import competition from low-wage countries (LWCs) on wages and wage inequality in the U.S. over the period 1972-2006. During the 1990s, studies appeared to settle this issue, finding that technology, not trade, accounted for the bulk of rising inequality. This pap...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rigby, David (Author), Kemeny, Thomas (Author), Cooke, Abigail (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2014.
Subjects:
Online Access:Get fulltext