Why has wage dispersion grown in Mexico? Is it the incidence of reforms or the growing demand for skills?

This paper examines the role of industry- and occupation-specific effects in explaining the growing dispersion in wages and employment. It is found that despite the magnitude and pace of the reforms, industry-specific effects explain little of the rising wage dispersion. In contrast occupation-speci...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of development economics
1. Verfasser: Cragg, Michael (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Epelbaum, Mario (BerichterstatterIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: 1996
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1987-1993 > Lohnstruktur > Handelsliberalisierung > Deregulierung > Mexiko > Lohnentwicklung > Berufliche Qualifikation > Aufsatz in Zeitschrift
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Zusammenfassung:This paper examines the role of industry- and occupation-specific effects in explaining the growing dispersion in wages and employment. It is found that despite the magnitude and pace of the reforms, industry-specific effects explain little of the rising wage dispersion. In contrast occupation-specific effects can explain almost half of the growing wage dispersion. (DSE/DÜI)
ISSN:0304-3878