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administrative tax microdata to describe earnings inequality in South Africa. I estimate Gini coefficients, the variance of log … earnings, and various percentile ratios to document changes in earnings inequality. I show that earnings inequality estimates …-firm differences to overall earnings inequality. …
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administrative tax microdata to describe earnings inequality in South Africa. I estimate Gini coefficients, the variance of log … earnings, and various percentile ratios to document changes in earnings inequality. I show that earnings inequality estimates …-firm differences to overall earnings inequality. …
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inequality statistics. We link administrative data for food stamps, TANF, General Assistance, and subsidized housing from New …
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This Paper surveys major empirical regularities concerning changes in earnings inequality in Europe and the US over the … possible rationale for recent inequality developments. …
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-coefficients were used for measuring earnings inequality. Relative changes in earnings inequality for sickness benefits were explained … earnings, sickness benefits and labour force demography (OECD data) and educational attainment were employed. Method: Gini …
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equally. Income inequality among men has increased markedly since the 1970s, suggesting that differences among fathers have … unconditional quantile partial effects of children along UK and US men's earnings distributions. In the 1970s, most UK and US … fathers enjoyed a modest premium regardless of their relative earnings, which decreased as number of children increased. This …
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understanding horizontal inequality and indigenous politics. This paper presents new analysis of survey data, allowing for … outcomes, and a broad trend towards greater equality. Earnings gaps have been reduced by, among other factors, improved …
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We provide a common set of life-cycle earnings statistics using administrative data from the United States, Canada …, Denmark and Sweden. Three qualitative patterns are common across countries: (1) the earnings distribution above the median … fans out with age, (2) the extreme right tail of the earnings distribution becomes thicker with age, and (3) the growth …
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This paper investigates the importance of heterogeneity in the labor earning shock processes. We analyze the earning shock process for both male and female workers in several countries. We argue that unlike time series analysis, in a life cycle model the forecasting horizon is finite and in...
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