This paper presents a methodology for comparing income rank volatility profiles over time and across distributions … occur in the economy. Applying this approach to investigate rank volatility in Germany and the US over three decades, we … show that while poorer individuals within both countries are the most volatile, the volatility trend for the middle class …

This paper uncovers ongoing trends in idiosyncratic earnings volatility across generations by decomposing residual … gesamte Varianz der Einkommen in kurzfristige Unsicherheit (transitorische Varianz) und langfristige Einkommensungleichheit … Geburtskohorten (1935 – 1974). Die Analyse basiert auf sozialversicherungspflichtigen Einkommen, die im primären Erwerbsalter zwischen …

This paper uncovers ongoing trends in idiosyncratic earnings volatility across generations by decomposing residual …

This paper uncovers ongoing trends in idiosyncratic earnings volatility across generations by decomposing residual …

observed for their parents in terms of some economic statuses (wages, income, work hours, and education). Additionally, we … Panel Study of Income Dynamics' data we find that married sons imitate their parents' household disparities more than …

development and the explanations of wage mobility, as well as volatility in West Germany, measured by ranks in the wage …