Using data from the German Structure of Earnings Survey (GSES), this paper studies the role of changes in working hours … for the increase in male and female earnings inequality between 2001 and 2010. We provide both classic decompositions of … the variance of log earnings into the variances of hours, wage rates and their covariance, and decompositions based on …

earnings, potential earnings, education, occupation). Second, we assess the contribution of assortative mating to earnings … assortative mating to inequality in couple's potential earnings. Our results indicate a strong degree of assortative mating in … France. The correlation coefficient for education is above 0.6. The correlation in earnings is lower but sizable: around 0 …

home are more likely to have reduced their hours, lost their jobs and suffered falls in earnings. Less educated workers and …

families should lead to increased human capital, higher earnings, and, at the macro level, promote economic development … the causal effect of family size on completed educational attainment, fertility, and earnings. For the purposes of this … families should lead to increased human capital, higher earnings, and, at the macro level, promote economic development …