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distribution. Individual wage mobility decreased between 1984/1987 and 2004/2007, while inequality increased steadily from the mid … development and the explanations of wage mobility, as well as volatility in West Germany, measured by ranks in the wage … 1990s onwards. Mobility is highest in the middle section of the distribution. Better qualified persons, younger persons and …
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The paper contributes to the ongoing debate about the adequate technique to identify the impact of immigration. Initially the regression analysis on the basis of education-experience cells reveals that the impact of immigration on native wages in Germany is negative, but small. The subsequent...
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We provide a comprehensive analysis of income inequality and income dynamics for Germany over the last two decades … distribution of annual earnings in Germany. We find that cross‐sectional inequality rose until 2009 for men and women. After the … Great Recession, inequality continued to rise at a slower rate for men and fell slightly for women due to compression at the …
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distribution. Individual wage mobility decreased between 1984/1987 and 2004/2007, while inequality increased steadily from the mid … individuals moving downwards in the wage distribution. -- Wage mobility ; ranks ; inequality ; distribution ; SOEP … development and the explanations of wage mobility, as well as volatility in West Germany, measured by ranks in the wage …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003875240
The paper contributes to the ongoing debate about the adequate technique to identify the impact of immigration. Initially the regression analysis on the basis of education-experience cells reveals that the impact of immigration on native wages in Germany is negative, but small. The subsequent...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009161265
There is by now a lot of evidence showing a sharp increase in cross-sectional wage and earnings inequality during the … to 2006, we do not find unambiguous empirical support for the frequent claims that recent increases in inequality have … been driven mainly by permanent disparities. From 1994 on, permanent inequality increases continuously, peaks in 2001 but …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010275909
There is by now a lot of evidence showing a sharp increase in cross-sectional wage and earnings inequality during the … to 2006, we do not find unambiguous empirical support for the frequent claims that recent increases in inequality have … been driven mainly by permanent disparities. From 1994 on, permanent inequality increases continuously, peaks in 2001 but …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003885106
There is by now a vast number of studies which document a sharp increase in crosssectional wage inequality during the … 2000s. It is often assumed that this inequality is of a "permanent nature" which in turn is used as an argument calling for … inequality during the 2000s. Applying covariance structure models, we calculate the fraction of permanent and transitory wage and …
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Empirical studies on minimum wages are primarily concerned with employment while their effects on income inequality … and reduce income inequality. We examine this assertion for different minimum wage levels on the basis of a … will only have a minor impact on inequality among households with at least one minimum-wage worker. Low wage earners are …
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This study quantifies the short-term distributional effects of the new statutory minimum wage in Germany. Using detailed survey data (German Socio-Economic Panel), we assess changes in the distributions of hourly wages, contractual and actual working hours, and monthly earnings. Our descriptive...
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