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A New Measure of Horizontal Equity
Auerbach, Alan J. - 1999
In this paper, we propose a new measure of horizontal equity that overcomes many of the shortcomings of previous proposed measures. Our starting point is the observation that a well-behaved social welfare function need not evaluate global' (vertical equity) differences in after-tax income using...
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A New Framework for the Analysis of Inequality
Cunha, Flavio - 2006
This paper presents a new framework for analyzing inequality that moves beyond the anonymity postulate. We estimate the determinants of sectoral choice and the joint distributions of outcomes across sectors. We determine which components of realized earnings variability are due to uncertainty...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012466145
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How Much Does Sorting Increase Inequality?
Kremer, Michael - 1996
Social commentators from William Julius Wilson to Charles Murray have argued that increased sorting of people into internally homogeneous" neighborhoods,schools, and marriages is spurring long-run inequality. Cali- bration of a formal model suggests that these fears are misplaced. In order to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012473282
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Macroeconomic Adjustment with Segmented Labor Markets
Agenor, Pierre-Richard - 1994
This paper analyzes the macroeconomic effects of fiscal and labor market policies in a small open developing country. The basic framework considers an economy with a large informal production sector and a heterogeneous work force. The labor market is segmented as a result of efficiency...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012474150
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Bilateral Search as an Explanation for Labor Market Segmentation and Other Anomalies
Lang, Kevin - 1993
Since applying for jobs is costly, workers prefer applying where their employment probability is high and, therefore, to jobs attracting fewer higher quality applicants. Since creating vacancies is expensive, firms create more vacancies when job-seeking is high. Our model captures these ideas...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012474485
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Labor Market Segmentation Theory : Reconsidering the Evidence
Dickens, William T. - 1992
We argue that Labor Market Segmentation theory is a good alternative to standard views of the labor market. Since it is … sometimes argued that labor market segmentation theory is untestable, we first consider the uses of theory and the attributes of … a good theory. We then argue that labor market segmentation has these attributes. It is internally consistent and is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012474888
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Work Incentives and the Demand for Primary and Contingent Labor
Rebitzer, James B. - 1991
This paper presents an incentive-based dual labor market model. Three implications of the model are emphasized. First, in equilibrium, there is an excess supply of workers to primary jobs. Second, when demand is uncertain, firms may choose a mix of primary and contingent workers to perform the...
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Transactions Costs and Internal Labor Markets
Rosen, Sherwin - 1987
theory as a conceptual framework for this problem. The analysis suggests that an internal labor market must be viewed in a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012476661
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Wage Inequality and Segregation by Skill
Kremer, Michael - 1996
greater segregation of high- and low-skill workers into separate firms. A model in which workers of different skill-levels are … imperfect substitutes can simultaneously account for these increases in segregation and inequality either through technological …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012473120
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The Ethnic Segregation of Immigrants in the United States from 1850 to 1940
Eriksson, Katherine - 2018
We provide the first estimates of ethnic segregation between 1850 and 1940 that cover the entire United States and are … consistent across time and space. To do so, we adapt the Logan-Parman method to immigrants by measuring segregation based on the … nativity of the next-door neighbor. In addition to providing a consistent measure of segregation, we also document new patterns …
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