Diverging trends of wage inequality in Europe.

Autor/inn/en	Pereira, João M. R.; Galego, Aurora
Titel	Diverging trends of wage inequality in Europe. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Abweichende Trends der Lohnungleichheit in Europa.
Quelle	In: Oxford economic papers, 71 (2019) 4, S. 799-823 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0030-7653; 1464-3812
DOI	10.1093/oep/gpy072
Schlagwörter	Europäisches Haushaltspanel; Einkommensunterschied; Erwerbstätigkeit; Lohnentwicklung; Lohnhöhe; Qualifikation; Internationaler Vergleich; Ausländeranteil; Mann; Europa; Griechenland; Großbritannien; Irland; Italien; Polen; Portugal; Ungarn; Österreich
Abstract	"Since the middle/end of the 2000s wage inequality has increased in some European countries (such as Portugal or the UK) and decreased in others (especially in Hungary and Poland). In this article, we analyse the role of the minimum wage and of workers' and firms' observed characteristics behind these diverging trends in wage inequality. Our findings indicate that compositional changes as regards education are a key factor pushing up inequality in the majority of the countries, but particularly in Italy and Portugal. Other factors either contribute to increased or decreased inequality, specifically minimum wage changes, the percentage of non-native employees and native wage premiums. Minimum wage changes seem to be of crucial importance in Greece, Hungary and Poland. Finally, the presence of non-natives in the labour market is a key determinant in the UK, but also to some extent in Austria and Hungary." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2020/1