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Are Occupations Paid What They Are Worth? An Econometric Study of Occupational Wage Inequality and Productivity
labour productivity wages occupations production function matched employer-employee data
2012/10/24
Labour economists typically assume that pay differences between occupations can be explained with variations in productivity. The empirical evidence on the validity of this assumption is surprisingly ...
Rising Wage Inequality and Postgraduate Education
wage inequality postgraduate education computers
2012/10/23
This paper considers what has hitherto been a relatively neglected subject in the wage inequality literature, albeit one that has been becoming more important over time, namely the role played by incr...
Income Inequality, Mobility, and the Welfare State: A Political Economy Model
redistribution mobility inequality structure induced equilibrium
2012/10/24
In this paper, we set up a three-period stochastic overlapping generations model to analyze the implications of income inequality and mobility for demand for redistribution and social insurance. We mo...
Tax Policy and Income Inequality in the U.S., 1978-2009: A Decomposition Approach
tax policy inequality redistribution political economy Great Recession
2012/10/24
We assess the effects of U.S. tax policy reforms on inequality by applying a new decomposition method that allows us to disentangle mechanical effects due to changes in pre-tax incomes from direct eff...
Lower and Upper Bounds of Unfair Inequality: Theory and Evidence for Germany and the US
equality of opportunity fairness redistribution wage inequality
2012/10/26
Previous estimates of unfair inequality of opportunity (IOp) are only lower bounds because of the unobservability of the full set of endowed circumstances beyond the sphere of individual responsibilit...
Inequality and Employment Sensitivities to the Falling Labour Share
income inequality labour income share employment
2012/10/26
This paper aims at identifying the labour share (wage-productivity gap) as a major factor in the evolution of inequality and employment. To this end, we use annual data for the US, UK and Sweden over ...
The Aftermath of Reunification: Sectoral Transition, Gender, and Rising Wage Inequality in East Germany
wage distribution transition gender decomposition quantile regression polarization East Germany
2012/10/30
Using a large administrative data set, this paper studies the evolution of the East German wage structure throughout the transition period 1992-2001. Wage dispersion has generally been rising. The inc...
The Aftermath of Reunification: Sectoral Transition, Gender, and Rising Wage Inequality in East Germany
wage distribution transition gender decomposition quantile regression polarization East Germany
2012/10/30
Using a large administrative data set, this paper studies the evolution of the East German wage structure throughout the transition period 1992-2001. Wage dispersion has generally been rising. The inc...
The Welfare Impact of Price Changes on Household Welfare and Inequality 1999-2010
price inflation equivalent income welfare linear expenditure system consumer price index distribution co mpensating variation inequality aversion
2012/10/30
This paper provides a single welfare measure to show the effects of consumer price changes upon households in Ireland between 1999 and 2010. This measure combines an efficiency component using a Linea...
A Note on Inequality Aversion Across Countries, Using Two New Measures
inequality happiness life satisfaction
2012/10/30
Studies using the Gini Index as a measure of income inequality have consistently found a positive and significant effect of the Gini on both happiness and life satisfaction. Two new measures used here...
A Call for Comparative Research: Consequences of a Rising Income Inequality for State Activities
economic policy income inequality macroeconomic key figures state activities
2012/10/31
The aim of this discussion paper is not only to activate a debate over the interrelation between rising income inequality and economic policy measures but also to initiate comparative research in seve...
Education Classes and Wage Inequality among US Workers:1950-2009
Education classes Gini Index Wage Inequality
2013/9/4
A considerable amount of research consistently finds is that the better educated, generally, earn more than the less educated. It is also believed that better work and technical skills are linked to e...
Racial Differences in Inequality Aversion: Evidence from Real World Respondents in the Ultimatum Game
racial differences inequality aversion ultimatum game artefactual experiments
2012/10/31
The distinct historical and cultural experiences of American blacks and whites may influence whether members of those groups perceive a particular exchange as fair. We investigate racial differences i...
Inequality Perceptions, Distributional Norms, and Redistributive Preferences in East and West Germany
subjective inequality indices redistributive preferences political preferences
2012/10/31
This paper studies differences in inequality perceptions, distributional norms, and redistributive preferences between East and West Germany. As expected, there are substantial differences with respec...
Inequality, Inequity Aversion, and the Provision of Public Goods
public goods inequality inequity aversi on social welfare voluntary provision income distribution heterogeneity
2012/11/1
We investigate the effects of inequality in wealth on the incentives to contribute to a public good when agents are inequity averse and may differ in ability. We show that equality may lead to a reduc...