Fixed cost, number of firms, and skill premium: An alternative source for rising wage inequality

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2010
Volume: 108
Issue: 2
Pages: 141-144

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 1 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

The number of firms and the wage inequality increased in U.S. manufacturing industries after the Carter/Reagan deregulation was implemented. By extending a variety model, this paper provides a possible theoretical explanation for this observation on the basis of fixed cost.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:108:y:2010:i:2:p:141-144
Journal Field
General
Author Count
1
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2026-01-25