Establishment heterogeneity, rent sharing and the rise of wage inequality in Germany.

Autor/in	Ohlert, Clemens
Titel	Establishment heterogeneity, rent sharing and the rise of wage inequality in Germany. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Heterogentität von Unternehmen, Gewinnbeteiligung und die Zunahme der Lohnungleichheit in Deutschland.
Quelle	In: International journal of manpower, 37 (2016) 2, S. 210-228 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0143-7720; 1758-6577
DOI	10.1108/IJM-01-2015-0005
Schlagwörter	Arbeitgeber; Arbeitnehmer; Beschäftigungsstruktur; Gewinnbeteiligung; Unternehmen; Unternehmensgröße; Qualifikationsstruktur; Lohnentwicklung; Einkommensunterschied; Tarifverhandlung; Heterogenität; Einkommensunterschied; Gewinnbeteiligung; Lohnentwicklung; Tarifverhandlung; Unternehmen; Unternehmensgröße; Beschäftigungsstruktur; Qualifikationsstruktur; Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung; Heterogenität; IAB-Linked-Employer-Employee-Datensatz; Institution; Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung; Arbeitgeber; Arbeitnehmer
Abstract	"The purpose of this paper is to examine the role wage dispersion across establishments has played in recent increases in total wage inequality in Germany and compares it to inequality changes at the individual level. It is queried whether the contribution of establishment heterogeneity to the rise of wage inequality stems from changes of institutional settings or from structures such as establishment size and the composition of the workforce.; Applying regression-based decompositions of variance to German linked employer-employee panel data for the years 2000-2010 it is analysed to what extent changes associated to firm structures contribute to the rise of total wage inequality.; Results show that the rise in wage inequality in Germany to a great extent is associated to rising wage variance across establishments, implying that establishment specific wage premiums have grown. By further decomposing across firm components of wage inequality, it is found that changes in across establishment wage inequality related to collective bargaining, worker co-determination and internal labour markets together account for about 3 per cent of the rise in total inequality. Inequality changes related to establishments' skill and occupational composition account for about 11 per cent and establishment size alone accounts for about 18 per cent of the rise in total inequality.; The main contribution is to quantify the relation of specific establishment characteristics to the rise in total wage inequality over time. Conclusions are drawn about the importance of mechanisms of rent sharing at the firm level in comparison to the determination of wages by individual qualification." (Author's abstract, © Emerald Group).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2016/4