1. INDUSTRY STUDIES OF WAGE INEQUALITY SYMPOSIUM INTRODUCTION.
- Author
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Katz, Harry C.
- Subjects
WAGES ,EQUALITY - Abstract
The seven papers in the symposium that follows use data from particular industries to examine the nature and causes of recent changes in earnings inequality in the United States. The papers provide an industry perspective on recent debates concerning the influence that technological change and institutional factors such as deregulation, de-unionization, managerial strategies, and work practices exert on the distribution of earnings. Early drafts of these papers were presented at a conference, 'Industry Studies of Wage Inequality,' organized by Craig Olson and held at the University of Wisconsin at Madison in March 1999. The extensive field research, plant (or establishment) data, and contextual understanding that provide the basis for the analyses that follow were developed in industry research centers funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Hirsh Cohen and Gail Pesyna of the Sloan Foundation provided the support and inspiration for these centers and the conference. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2001