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Riphahn, Regina T.; Schnitzlein, Daniel D. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

markets. Using German administrative data we describe wage mobility since 1975 in West and since 1992 in East Germany. Wage … mobility declined substantially in East Germany in the 1990s and moderately in East and West Germany since the late 1990s …

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The Employment of Mothers: Recent Developments and their Determinants in East and West Germany

Hanel, Barbara; Riphahn, Regina T. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

. Specifically, we ask whether there are behavioral differences between mothers in East and West Germany, whether these differences …

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Escaping the Unemployment Trap: The Case of East Germany

Merkl, Christian; Snower, Dennis J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008

persistence versus relatively high microeconomic labor market flow numbers. We calibrate the model for East Germany and examine …

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Rising Wage Dispersion, After All! The German Wage Structure at the Turn of the Century

Kohn, Karsten - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006

throughout the years 1992-2001. Wage dispersion has generally been rising. The increase was more pronounced in East Germany and … Germany, but changes in the characteristics captured better parts of the observed wage changes over time. …

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Tarifpolitik und Entgeltflexibilität in Ostdeutschland

Bonin, Holger - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005

Der Beitrag beschreibt die Lohnpolitik in Ostdeutschland seit der Wiedervereinigung und präsentiert empirische Evidenz … Tariflohnrigiditäten auf Basis der IABBeschäftigtenstichprobe bestätigen, dass die Lohnflexibilität in Ostdeutschland gewachsen ist. Für … in East Germany since unification. It gathers evidence for the claim that economically non-viable collective agreements …

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The Aftermath of Reunification: Sectoral Transition, Gender, and Rising Wage Inequality in East Germany

Kohn, Karsten; Antonczyk, Dirk - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

Using a large administrative data set, this paper studies the evolution of the East German wage structure throughout the transition period 1992-2001. Wage dispersion has generally been rising. The increase occurred predominantly in the lower part of the wage distribution for women and in the...

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The Great Compression of the French Wage Structure, 1969-2008

Verdugo, Gregory - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

Wage inequality decreased continuously in France from 1969 to 2008. In contrast to the US and the UK, this period was also characterised by a substantial increase in the educational attainment of the labour force. This paper investigates whether differences in the timing of educational expansion...

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Minimum Wage and the Average Wage in France: A Circular Relationship?

Cette, Gilbert; Chouard, Valérie; Verdugo, Gregory - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

This paper investigates whether increases in the minimum wage in France have the same impact on the average wage when intended to preserve the purchasing power of the minimum wage as when intended to raise it. We find that the impact of the minimum wage on the average wage is strong, but differs...

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National Origin Wage Differentials in France: Evidence from Matched Employer-Employee Data

Aeberhardt, Romain; Pouget, Julien - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

This paper attempts to explain national origin wage differentials in France. Our data come from a matched employer-employee wage survey performed in 2002. Business survey data are matched to many individual-level variables collected in a household survey. The sample of professionals is...

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Immigrant Adjustment in France and Impacts on the Natives

Constant, Amelie - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2003

The purpose of this paper is to study the immigrant performance in France and the impacts on the natives by drawing on research findings from the existing academic literature on the economics of French migration. The research questions are: how do immigrants fare with respect to wages,...

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