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Inequality and earnings dynamics in France: National policies and local consequences

Kramarz, Francis; Nimier-David, Elio; Delemotte, Thomas - In: Quantitative Economics 13 (2022) 4, pp. 1527-1591

This paper provides new stylized facts about labor earnings inequality and dynamics in France for the period 1991-2016. Using linked employer-employee data, we show that (i) labor inequality in France is low compared to other developed countries and has been decreasing until the financial crisis...

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Income risk inequality: Evidence from Spanish administrative records

Arellano, Manuel; Bonhomme, Stéphane; De Vera, Micole; … - In: Quantitative Economics 13 (2022) 4, pp. 1747-1801

In this paper, we use administrative data from the social security to study income dynamics and income risk inequality in Spain between 2005 and 2018. We construct individual measures of income risk as functions of past employment history, income, and demographics. Focusing on males, we document...

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Inequality and income dynamics in Germany

Drechsel-Grau, Moritz; Peichl, Andreas; Schmid, Kai D.; … - In: Quantitative Economics 13 (2022) 4, pp. 1593-1635

We provide a comprehensive analysis of income inequality and income dynamics for Germany over the last two decades. Combining personal income tax and social security data allows us-for the first time-to offer a complete picture of the distribution of annual earnings in Germany. We find that...

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Earnings dynamics of immigrants and natives in Sweden 1985-2016

Friedrich, Benjamin; Laun, Lisa; Meghir, Costas - In: Quantitative Economics 13 (2022) 4, pp. 1803-1847

This paper analyzes earnings inequality and earnings dynamics in Sweden over 1985-2016. The deep recession in the early 1990s marks a historic turning point with a massive increase in earnings inequality and earnings volatility, and the impact of the recession and the recovery from it lasted for...

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U.S. long-term earnings outcomes by sex, race, ethnicity, and place of birth

McKinney, Kevin L.; Abowd, John M.; Janicki, Hubert P. - In: Quantitative Economics 13 (2022) 4, pp. 1879-1945

inequality, volatility, and mobility. Using data from the U.S. Census Bureau's Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD …

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Reducing income inequality in Europe

Atkinson, Anthony Barnes - In: IZA Journal of European Labor Studies 2 (2013), pp. 1-11

World leaders have come to recognise the challenge posed by high and rising economic inequality. This paper asks how Europe can address excessive inequality. It argues that we should learn from the lessons of history; there have been significant periods in the past when inequality fell. We can...

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Happiness as a guide to labor market policy

Ritzen, Jo - In: IZA World of Labor (2015)

Measures of individual happiness, or well-being, can guide labor market policies. Individual unemployment, as well as the rate of unemployment in society, have a negative effect on happiness. In contrast, employment protection and unemployment benefits can contribute to happiness—though when...

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Wage flexibility and the great recession: The response of the Irish labour market

Doris, Aedín; O'Neill, Donal - In: IZA Journal of European Labor Studies 4 (2015) 18, pp. 1-24

In this paper we examine nominal earnings flexibility in Ireland during the Great Recession. The Irish case is particularly interesting because it has been one of the countries most affected by the crisis. Using tax return data that are free of reporting error and cover the entire population of...

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Außenhandel, Arbeitsmärkte und die globale Verteilung der Einkommen

Mündler, Marc-Andreas - In: Wirtschaftsdienst 98 (2018) Sonderheft, pp. 50-61

Die Globalisierung schreitet voran und nimmt Einfluss auf die Einkommensverteilung zwischen Ländern und innerhalb von … Arbeitsteilung bleiben unverändert relevant. Mit der Globalisierung 2.0 werden nicht mehr nur Endprodukte gehandelt. Die moderne … internationalen Handelstheorie liefern ein weitergehendes Verständnis der Einflüsse auf die Einkommensverteilung. …

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Happiness as a guide to labor market policy

Ritzen, Jo - In: IZA World of Labor (2019)

Measures of individual happiness, or well-being, can guide labor market policies. Individual unemployment, as well as the rate of unemployment in society, have a negative effect on happiness. In contrast, employment protection and un-employment benefits or a basic income can contribute to...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011984690