2009 RevisitingtheGermanWageStructur

• (Dustmann et al., 2009) ⇒ Christian Dustmann, Johannes Ludsteck, and Uta Schönberg. (2009). “Revisiting the German Wage Structure.” In: The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 124(2).In: The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 124(2). doi:10.1162/qjec.2009.124.2.843

Subject Headings: Middle-Skill Worker, Wage Inequality, German Labor Market.

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inequality, polarization, institutions

Abstract

This paper shows that wage inequality in West Germany has increased over the past three decades, contrary to common perceptions. During the 1980s, the increase was concentrated at the top of the distribution; in the 1990s, it occurred at the bottom end as well. Our findings are consistent with the view that both in Germany and in the United States, technological change is responsible for the widening of the wage distribution at the top. At the bottom of the wage distribution, the increase in inequality is better explained by episodic events, such as supply shocks and changes in labor market institutions. These events happened a decade later in Germany than in the United States.

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	Author	volume	Date Value	title	type	journal	titleUrl	doi	note	year
2009 RevisitingtheGermanWageStructur	Christian Dustmann Johannes Ludsteck Uta Schönberg			Revisiting the German Wage Structure				10.1162/qjec.2009.124.2.843		2009