The role of employment interruptions and part-time work for the rise in wage inequality

Martin Biewen, Bernd Fitzenberger and Jakob de Lazzer

The incidence of employment interruptions and temporary part-time work has grown strongly among full-time workers, yet little is known about the impact on wage inequality. This is the first study showing that such episodes play a substantial role for the rise in inequality of full-time wages, considering the case of Germany. While there are also strong composition effects of education for males and of age and experience for females, changes in industry and occupation explain fairly little of the inequality rise. Extending the analysis to total employment reveals substantial negative selection into part-time work.

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Year of publication:	2018
Authors:	Biewen, Martin ; Fitzenberger, Bernd ; Lazzer, Jakob de
Published in:	IZA Journal of Labor Economics. - Warsaw : Sciendo, ISSN 2193-8997, ZDB-ID 2687598-6. - Vol. 7.2018, 10, p. 1-34
Subject:	Wage inequality \| Part-time employment \| Employment interruptions \| Composition effects \| Lohnstruktur \| Wage structure \| Teilzeitarbeit \| Einkommensverteilung \| Income distribution

Type of publication:	Article
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Aufsatz in Zeitschrift ; Article in journal
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.1186/s40172-018-0070-y [DOI] hdl:10419/195032 [Handle]
Classification:	J31 - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials by Skill, Training, Occupation, etc ; J20 - Time Allocation; Work Behavior; Employment Determination and Creation. General ; J60 - Mobility, Unemployment, and Vacancies. General
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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