respect to both observables and unobservables. Our findings show that those employed in 1995 would have had lower wages in …

The rise of unemployment in West Germany is often attributed to an inflexibility of the wage structure in the face of a … skill bias in labor demand trends. In addition, there is concern in Germany that during the 70s and 80s unions were pursuing … a too egalitarian wage policy. In a cohort analysis, we estimate quantile regressions of wages taking account of the …

This paper provides an empirical analysis of the structure of earnings in West Germany across skill groups and …