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Dynamics in Transitory and Permanent Variation of Wages in Germany

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Myck, Michal / Ochmann, Richard / Qari, Salmai

We employ covariance structure models to decompose the cross-sectional variance of male wages in Germany into its permanent and transitory parts. We find that the steep growth of cross-sectional inequality during the early 2000s is predominantly driven by transitory factors.

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Veröffentlichung:   Economics Letters, 2011, 113(2), S. 143–146.