The 2011 break in the part-time indicator and the evolution of wage inequality in Germany
Fitzenberger B, Seidlitz A (2020)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2020
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Book Volume: 54
Article Number: 1
Journal Issue: 1
DOI: 10.1186/s12651-019-0265-0
Abstract
German social security records involve an indicator for part-time or full-time work. In 2011, the reporting procedure was changed suggesting that a fraction of worker recorded to be working full-time before the change were in fact part-time workers. This study develops a correction based on estimating the probability of being a part-time worker before and after the break. Using the correction, the paper confirms that the rise in wage inequality among full-time workers in West Germany until 2010 is not a spurious consequence of the misreporting of working time.
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APA:
Fitzenberger, B., & Seidlitz, A. (2020). The 2011 break in the part-time indicator and the evolution of wage inequality in Germany. Journal for Labour Market Research, 54(1). https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12651-019-0265-0
MLA:
Fitzenberger, Bernd, and Arnim Seidlitz. "The 2011 break in the part-time indicator and the evolution of wage inequality in Germany." Journal for Labour Market Research 54.1 (2020).
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