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Earnings Dynamics and Inequality during Macroeconomic Turbulence: Sweden 1991-1999

Gustavsson, Magnus - 2002

Sweden 1991 to 1999. The analysis indicates a systematic increase in persistent earnings differentials during the 1990s …

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Assessing the Decline of Wage Dispersion in Sweden

Björklund, Anders - 1986

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German stagnation vs. Swedish progression: Gender wage gaps in comparison, 1960-2006

Gärtner, Svenja - 2013

This article provides a comparative analysis of the development of the gender wage gap in West Germany and Sweden … traditions penetrate institutional settings and ensnare Germany in a cultural trap with regard to gender equality. While Sweden … Sweden, which can be explained in part by deeply held social attitudes. …

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Wage structure and public sector employment: Sweden versus the United States 1970 - 2002

Domeij, David; Ljungqvist, Lars - 2006

private sector employment. Our analysis suggests that the dramatic decline of the skill premium in Sweden is the result of an …

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The East German Wage Structure after Transition

Orlowski, Robert; Riphahn, Regina T. - 2009

We extend the literature on transition economies' wage structures by investigating the returns to tenure and experience. This study applies recent panel data and estimation approaches that control for hitherto neglected biases. We compare the life cycle structure of East and West German wages...

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Lohnentwicklung im Lebenszyklus - Eine Analyse von Ausmaß, Begründung und Heterogenität von Lohnsteigerungen

Orlowski, Robert; Riphahn, Regina T. - 2011

This paper summarizes the findings of studies which investigate the determinants of wages in Germany, using data of the German Socioeconomic Panel (GSOEP). The empirical analyses apply least squares estimates as well as the estimators developed by Altonji and Shakotko (1987) and Topel (1991)....

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All Quiet on the Wage Front? Gender, Public-Private Sector Issues, and Rigidities in the Polish Wage Structure

Puhani, Patrick A. - 1997

We analyse the Polish wage and unemployment structure between 1992 and 1995 on the basis of the Polish Labour Force Survey. It is shown that within this period wage inequality has stabilised. Surprisingly, wage inequality is lower in the private than in the public sector. Our test results show...

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Real and monetary challenges to wage policy in Germany at the turn of the millennium: technical progress, globalization and European Monetary Union

Franz, Wolfgang - 1999

At the turn of the millennium three frequently cited potential causes of new challenges for wage policy in Germany are revisited in this study: skilled- biased technological progress, the increasing international integration of labor and product markets, and the monetary integration of the EMU....

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Union Density and Varieties of Coverage: The Anatomy of Union Wage Effects in Germany

Lembcke, Alexander C.; Kohn, Karsten; Fitzenberger, Bernd - 2008

Collective bargaining in Germany takes place either at the industry level or at the firm level; collective bargaining coverage is much higher than union density; and not all employees in a covered firm are necessarily covered. This institutional setup suggests to explicitly distinguish union...

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Occupational upgrading and the business cycle in West Germany

Büttner, Thomas; Jacobebbinghaus, Peter; Ludsteck, Johannes - 2009

The occupational skill structure depends on the business cycle if employers respond to shortages of applicants during upturns by lowering their hiring standards. The notion and relevance of hiring standards adjustment was advanced by Reder and investigated formally in a search-theoretic...

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