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Monopsony power and labor income inequality in Mexico
Cazzuffi, Chiara; Pereira-López, Mariana; Rosales, Irving - 2023
We examine the impact of changes in local labor market concentration on two components of income inequality in Mexico …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014455470
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Equalizing or disequalizing lifetime earnings differentials? : earnings mobility in the EU ; 1994-2001
Sologon, Denisa Maria; O'Donoghue, Cathal - 2009
what extent does earnings mobility work to equalize/disequalize longerterm earnings relative to cross-sectional inequality … and how does it differ across the EU? Our basic assumption is that mobility measured over a horizon of 8 years is a good … proxy for lifetime mobility. We used the Shorrocks (1978) and the Fields (2008) index. Moreover, we explored the impact of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011636712
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Labor earnings, misallocation, and the returns to education in Mexico
Levy, Santiago; López-Calva, Luis F. - 2016
Over the last two decades Mexico has had an open trade regime, experienced macroeconomic stability, and made … misallocate resources toward lower-productivity firms impedes Mexico from taking full advantage of its investments in the human …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011457935
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Returns to regional migration : causal effect or selection on wage growth?
Kratz, Fabian; Brüderl, Josef - 2012
Human capital theory predicts pecuniary returns to regional migration, but also positive self-selection of migrants. Therefore, when estimating the causal effect of migration one has to take care of potential self-selection. Several authors recommend using fixed effects models thereby...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009659947
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Gregariousness, interactive jobs and wages
Pfeiffer, Friedhelm; Schulz, Nico Johannes - 2011
Gregariousness is an important aspect of human life with implications for labour market outcomes. The paper examines, to the best of our knowledge for the first time for Germany, gregariousness and social interaction at the workplace and associated wage differentials. Our empirical findings with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008936437
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Inequality-adjusted gender wage differentials in Germany
Skoglund, Ekaterina; Van Kerm, Philippe - 2013
This paper exploits data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) to re-examine the gender wage gap in Germany on the basis of inequality-adjusted measures of wage differentials which fully account for gender differences in pay distributions. The inequality-adjusted gender pay gap measures...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010128266
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September 11th and the earnings of muslims in Germany : the moderating role of education and firm size
Cornelißen, Thomas; Jirjahn, Uwe - 2010
While available evidence suggests that the events of September 11th negatively influenced the relative earnings of employees with Arab background in the US, it is not clear that they had similar effects in other countries. Our study for Germany provides evidence that the events also affected the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008824465
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Potential effects of statutory minimum wage on the gender pay gap : a simulation-based study for Germany
Boll, Christina; Hüning, Hendrik; Leppin, Julian Sebastian - 2015
In a simulation-based study with data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP), we analyze the effects of the newly introduced statutory minimum wage of 8.50 Euro per working hour in Germany on the gender wage gap. In our first scenario where we abstain from employment effects, the pay...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011287026
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The feminization of occupations and change in wages : a panel analysis of Britain, Germany and Switzerland
Murphy, Emily; Oesch, Daniel - 2015
In the last four decades, women have made major inroads into occupations previously dominated by men. This paper examines whether occupational feminization is accompanied by a decline in wages: Do workers suffer a wage penalty if they remain in, or move into, feminizing occupations? We analzye...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010476260
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Who's fit for the low-carbon transition? : emerging skills and wage gaps in job and data
Saussay, Aurélien; Sato, Misato; Vona, Francesco; … - 2022
As governments worldwide increase their commitments to tackling climate change, the number of low-carbon jobs are expected to grow rapidly. Here we provide evidence on the characteristics of low-carbon jobs in the US using comprehensive online job postings data between 2010-2019. By accurately...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013438636