Grabka, Markus M. - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 15 (2025) 7/8, pp. 43-52
Despite high inflation, the real gross hourly wages of employees grew by around 15 percent from 1995 to 2022. In particular, the lowest wage decile caught back up to all other deciles following a sharp drop in real wages. At the same time, the low-wage sector has shrunk by nearly five percentage...