Globalization and inequality /
Elhanan Helpman.
- Cambridge Harvard University Press 2018
- xi, 213 pages : illlustrations ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Helpman summarizes two decades of research about the connections among international trade, offshoring, immigration, and changes in net income. The overwhelming conclusion is that globalization has created a small rise in inequality. Other factors must be responsible for most of the rise; evidence suggests the chief culprit is technological change that heavily favors highly skilled workers.--
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