Occupations and the recent trends in wage inequality in Europe

We aim to contribute to a better understanding of the role that occupations played in recent trends in wage inequality in some European countries. Using EU-SILC data, we observe that most of the changes in wage inequality between 2005 and 2014 were the result of changes in the distribution of wages...

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Autores: Arranz Muñoz, José María|||0000-0001-8112-2867, Fernández Macías, Enrique
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Alcalá (UAH)
Repositorio:e_Buah Biblioteca Digital Universidad de Alcalá
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ebuah.uah.es:10017/59020
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10017/59020
https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0959680119866041
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:EU-SILC
LIS datasets
occupations
wage distribution
wage inequality
Economía
Economics
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Sumario:We aim to contribute to a better understanding of the role that occupations played in recent trends in wage inequality in some European countries. Using EU-SILC data, we observe that most of the changes in wage inequality between 2005 and 2014 were the result of changes in the distribution of wages within occupations. A longer term approximation using data from the Luxembourg Income Study (LIS) shows similar patterns. We conclude that occupational dynamics did not drive recent trends in wage inequality in Europe.