Cross-Country Patterns of Change in Relative Wages

摘要: This paper investigates movements in relative wages and wage inequality across 13 of the world's major economies. Focusing on received by full-time male workers, investigation uncovers several empirical regularities: (1) Most advanced industrialized economies show increases, often large, during 1980s; none declining inequality. In contrast, three four middle-income countries considered here sharply 1980s. (2) Since early to late 1970s, large persistent increases prime age men less experienced men. (3) Following a period education differentials rising or flat after 1980. Education fell moderately (4) Wage among observationally similar workers rose 1980s ...