Increasing wage inequality in Germany. What role does global trade play?
Felbermayr, Gabriel ; Baumgarten, Daniel ; Lehwald, Sybille
Bertelsmann Stiftung, Gütersloh
Bertelsmann Stiftung - Gütersloh
2015
58 p.
collective bargaining ; trade ; wage differential ; social inequality
Wages and wage payment systems
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"The wage distribution in Germany has become increasingly unequal in recent years, especially since the mid-1990s. The decline in collective bargaining is a key driver for this development. By contrast, global trade merely plays a subordinate role."
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