We examine the drivers of inequality change in Honduras between 1991-2007, trying to understand why inequality …, we document first rising inequality between 1991-2005, which is followed by falling inequality thereafter. Using an … inequality decomposition technique, we show that the rising inequality between 1991 and 2005 was, for the most part, driven by …

We examine the drivers of inequality change in Honduras between 1991-2007, trying to understand why inequality …, we document first rising inequality between 1991-2005, which is followed by falling inequality thereafter. Using an … inequality decomposition technique, we show that the rising inequality between 1991 and 2005 was, for the most part, driven by …

This paper surveys major empirical regularities concerning changes in earnings inequality in Europe and the U.S. over … possible rationale for recent inequality developments. …

authors focus on four aspects of distribution outcomes: (1) earnings and income inequality; (2) the relative earnings of the …

This study examines how the changing composition of adult educational attainment in cities affects the distribution of … wages and rents in those cities. We extend the Rosen-Roback spatial equilibrium model to show that as the share of college … are increasing. On the other hand, those without college education do not experience the same wage benefit, and some even …

the determinants of the least squares bias of the wage return to education. We find that disregarding individual fixed …

apprehended. There is a shift of middle wage level jobs from regular to casual employment, leading to declining inequality among … casual workers and increased inequality among regulars. However, availability of mandays is decreasing, especially among … facilitating capacity building through education and skill formation should be the policy focus. …

concentration on inequality are not sizeable, the impact on wages for skilled and unskilled workers is significant. …We examine the impact of changes in local labor market concentration on two components of income inequality in Mexico …: local wage shares and labor income inequality. Combining data from the Economic Census and the Population and Housing …

This paper studies earnings inequality and dynamics in Argentina between 1996 and 2015. Following the 2001-2002 crisis … monthly frequency of regular wage adjustments almost doubled, while the distribution of changes in regular wages morphed from …-order moments of the distribution of earnings innovations. To understand this transition at the micro level, we estimate processes …

This paper studies how increasing teacher compensation at hard-to-staff schools can reduce inequality in access to … scores. We then estimate a model of teacher preferences over local amenities, school characteristics, and wages using … suggests that the current policy is both inefficient and not large enough to effectively undo the inequality of initial …