Globalization, Technology, and Income Inequality: A Critical Analysis

Ajit Singh and Rahul Dhumale

No wp-2000-210, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: Much of the vast literature on changes in income distribution in advanced countries during the last two decades attributes these either to globalization (specifically in the form of trade liberalization with low-wage developing countries), or to skill-biased technology, or to a combination of the two. A transatlantic consensus has emerged to suggest that these two factors have led to reduced relative demand for unskilled labour and to an increase in that for skilled workers.

Keywords: Globalization; Income distribution; Labour market; Macroeconomics; Technology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2000
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