Journal article
Wage Inequality, Welfare and Downsizing
Economics Letters, Vol.103(2), pp.75-77
2009
Abstract
By making use of a simple model, this paper examines the impact of downsizing on skilled-unskilled wage inequality and welfare. The paper shows that downsizing increases wage inequality and its effect on welfare is positive but the relative well-being of the unskilled workers declines.
Details
- Title
- Wage Inequality, Welfare and Downsizing
- Authors
- Sajid Anwar (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Business
- Publication details
- Economics Letters, Vol.103(2), pp.75-77
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Date published
- 2009
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.econlet.2009.01.026
- ISSN
- 0165-1765
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2009. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/; Author: F16882; Publisher: G Drive
- Organisation Unit
- School of Business and Creative Industries; Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; USC Business School - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449996502621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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