Working Paper No.198
01 July 1997
Earnings Inequality and the Quality of Jobs
The Status of Current Research, and Proposals for an Expanded Research Agenda
The increase in earnings inequality in the United States is now a widely accepted fact that much
economics literature has attempted to explain. Philip Moss, of the University of Massachusetts
Lowell, examines the increase in inequality, evaluates the frequently given explanations for it,
and offers an improved methodology for determining its causes.
Associated Programs
- Employment Policy and Labor Markets