Several studies have shown that income inequality has risen in Germany until 2005. Less focus was put on the rise of …

Several studies have shown that income inequality has risen in Germany until 2005. Less focus was put on the rise of …Mehrere Studien haben gezeigt, dass die Einkommensungleichheit in Deutschland bis 2005 gestiegen ist. Weniger …

Despite the increasing occurrence of part-time employment in Germany, the effects on wage rates are rarely studied. I … unobserved individual characteristics yields a wage cut of about 10 percent in West and East Germany. Furthermore, the type of … that the part-time wage gap shrinks, the empirical evidence reveals that wage differentials in West-Germany increased over …

Despite the increasing incidence of part-time employment in Germany, the effects on wage rates are studied rarely. I … measure the socalled part-time wage gap of both, men and women in East and West Germany. A very robust finding is that part …-constant unobserved individual characteristics yields a wage cut of about 10 percent in East and West Germany. Furthermore, the type of …