Emigration and wage inequality in a dual economy

Shigemi Yabuuchi ()
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Shigemi Yabuuchi: Aichi University

Economics Bulletin, 2009, vol. 29, issue 3, 1549-1554

Abstract: We examine the effect of emigration of skilled and unskilled labor on pre-existing wage gap between the skilled-unskilled labor. The results by Marjit and Kar (2005) will be confirmed also in a dual economy setup.

Keywords: International factor mobility; Wage inequality; Unemployment; Harris-Todaro model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F1 F2 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009-07-01
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