In this paper we show that wage inequality decreased in the Italian private sector, both in the upper and in the lower …

In this paper we show that wage inequality decreased in the Italian private sector, both in the upper and in the lower …

Household income and wealth survey (Bank of Italy) we show that Ewp showed a general decrease between 1993 and 2004, at all … checks and various econometric specifications are also applied in order to address matters of sample selection. Thus Italy is …

This paper investigates the relation between wage structure, inequality and skill-biased change in Italy between 1993 … negative coefficients component, which represents also one of driving force of the trends of wage inequality. This evidence … suggests that the changes in wage structure in Italy can hardly be explained referring to a skill-biased change explanation …

Wage inequality in Portugal has increased over the last thirty years, with two distinct periods. The period from 1984 … to the mid-90s witnessed strong increases in both upper- and lower-tail inequality. A shortage of skills combined with … skill-biased technological changes were at the core of this evolution. Since the mid-90s, lower-tail inequality has …

Wage inequality in Portugal increased over the last quarter of century. The period from 1982 to 1995 witnessed strong … increases in both upper- and lower-tail inequality. A shortage of skills combined with skill-biased technological changes are at … the core of this evolution. Since 1995, lower-tail inequality decreased, while upper-tail inequality increased at a slower …

additional 17 years of analysis underscores the original finding that rising wage inequality was not an episodic event of the … 1980s. That being said, overall 90/10 inequality and the college wage premium have plateaued since 2005. Despite overall … inequality plateauing, uppertail 90/50 inequality has continued to increase since 1980 for both men and women. I also find that …

Wage inequality in Portugal has increased over the last thirty years, with two distinct periods. The period from 1984 … to the mid-90s witnessed strong increases in both upper- and lower-tail inequality. A shortage of skills combined with … skill-biased technological changes were at the core of this evolution. Since the mid-90s, lower-tail inequality has …

. Based on a 2 % sample of social security records, we show that wage inequality has increased in the 1980s, but only at the … top of the distribution. In the early 1990s, wage inequality started to rise also at the bottom of the distribution. Hence … substantial part of the increase in inequality, in particular at the top of the distribution. We further argue that selection into …

extension to an additional 17 years of analysis underscores the original finding that rising wage inequality was not an episodic … event of the 1980s. That being said, overall 90/10 inequality and the college wage premium have plateaued since 2005 …. Despite overall inequality plateauing, upper- tail 90/50 inequality has continued to increase since 1980 for both men and …