Occupations and the recent trends in wage inequality in Europe
Fernández Macías, Enrique ; Arranz-Muñoz, José-María
European Journal of Industrial Relations
2020
26
3
September
331-346
wage differential ; wage policy ; income distribution
USA ; United Kingdom ; Germany ; Spain ; Finland ; France ; Netherlands
Income distribution
https://doi.org/10.1177/0959680119866041
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"We aim to contribute to a better understanding of the role that occupations played in recent trends in wage inequality in some European countries. Using EU-SILC data, we observe that most of the changes in wage inequality between 2005 and 2014 were the result of changes in the distribution of wages within occupations. A longer term approximation using data from the Luxembourg Income Study (LIS) shows similar patterns. We conclude that occupational dynamics did not drive recent trends in wage inequality in Europe."
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