Is the ladder sticky? Measuring semi-parametrically state dependence in earnings mobility.

Autor/in	Brodaty, Thibault
Titel	Is the ladder sticky? Measuring semi-parametrically state dependence in earnings mobility. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Ist die Leiter klebrig? Messung semiparametrischer Statusabhängigkeit in der Einkommensmobilität.
Quelle	In: Applied economics, 50 (2018) 2, S. 143-156 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0003-6846; 1466-4283
DOI	10.1080/00036846.2017.1316478
Schlagwörter	Mobilitätsbarriere; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Berufliche Mobilität; Beruflicher Aufstieg; Qualifikation; Heterogenität; USA
Abstract	"Employing the U.S. data for the 1990's, we disentangle state dependence from unobserved heterogeneity in earnings mobility. The fixed effects dynamic multinomial logit utilized to model earnings quintiles dynamics fits the data very well, much more so than the autocorrelated dynamic ordered probit. Unordered models should thus be preferred to study earnings mobility. State dependence is found to be significant. It has a protective (anti-fall) effect at the top of the distribution and a detrimental (anti-rise) effect at the bottom. Consequently, the difficulty of climbing the ladder is not exclusively a question of individual characteristics. Public policies could thus be implemented to improve information about individuals' ability and job offers, and to design more efficient wage-setting institutions." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2018/2