- Additional Authors
- Koske, Isabell.
- Found In
- OECD Journal: Economic Studies Vol. 2012, no. 1, p. 7-36 1995-2856
- Description
- 30 p.
- Summary
- Unconditional and conditional quantile regressions are used to explore the determinants of labour earnings at different parts of the distribution and, hence, the determinants of overall labour earnings inequality. The analysis combines several household surveys to provide comparable estimates for 32 countries. The empirical work suggests that, in general, a rise in the share of workers with an uppersecondary or post-secondary non-tertiary degree and a rise in the share of workers on permanent contracts are associated with a narrowing of the earnings distribution. By contrast, a shift in the sector composition of the economy is not found to have a large impact on overall earnings inequality. As for tertiary education, the impact remains ambiguous as there are several offsetting forces.
- Subject
- Economics
- LCCN
- 10.1787/eco_studies-2012-5k8zs3twbrd8
- OCLC
- oecd-lib-002712
- Author
Fournier, Jean-Marc .
- Title
The determinants of earnings inequality [electronic resource]: evidence from quantile regressions / Jean-Marc Fournier and Isabell Koske
- Imprint
Paris : OECD Publishing, 2012.
- Connect to:
- Indexed Term
Economics
- Added Author
Koske, Isabell.
- Found In:
OECD Journal: Economic Studies Vol. 2012, no. 1, p. 7-36 2012:1<7 1995-2856
- Other Standard Identifier
10.1787/eco_studies-2012-5k8zs3twbrd8 doi