Low pay persistence in European countries
Clark, Ken ; Kanellopoulos, Nikolaos C.
Institute of Labor Economics, Bonn
IZA - Bonn
2009
33 p.
comparison ; low wages ; statistics ; labour market policy
Discussion Paper Series
4183
Wages and wage payment systems
English
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"Using panel data for twelve European countries over the period 1994-2001 we estimate the extent of state dependence in low pay. Controlling for observable and unobservable heterogeneity as well as the endogeneity of initial conditions we find positive, statistically significant state dependence in every single country. The magnitude of this effect varies by country, however this variation is not systematically related to labour market institutions. "
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