The Unbearable Stability of the German Wage Structure : Evidence and Interpretation /

This paper uses micro data from the German Socio-Economic Panel to document that the wage structure in West Germany was remarkably stable during 1984-97, with little variation over time in wage or earnings inequality between and within different skill groups. Empirical evidence suggests that this st...

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Main Author: Prasad, Eswar
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2000.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2000/022
Online Access:Full text available on IMF

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