The (dis)similarity of interindustry wage differentials in Germany and the United-States: Evidence from microdata
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In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik, Vol. 213, No. 6, 01.12.1994, p. 670-679.
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T1 - The (dis)similarity of interindustry wage differentials in Germany and the United-States
T2 - Evidence from microdata
AU - Helwege, Jean
AU - Wagner, Joachim
PY - 1994/12/1
Y1 - 1994/12/1
N2 - This study compares interindustry wages differentials in the U.S. and Germany using large microdata samples from wage surveys in 1979, 1985, and 1987. In contrast to previous studies, which found correlations of wage differentials in Germany and the U.S. of .85 and .95, we find less similarity in the wage structures of the two countries - the unweighted correlations between wage differentials based on the 1979 surveys and based on the later surveys are both about .6 and weighted correlations are as low as .22.
AB - This study compares interindustry wages differentials in the U.S. and Germany using large microdata samples from wage surveys in 1979, 1985, and 1987. In contrast to previous studies, which found correlations of wage differentials in Germany and the U.S. of .85 and .95, we find less similarity in the wage structures of the two countries - the unweighted correlations between wage differentials based on the 1979 surveys and based on the later surveys are both about .6 and weighted correlations are as low as .22.
KW - Economics
UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/152f1651-ff0b-396f-80df-4d2e6dc22759/
U2 - 10.1515/jbnst-1994-0604
DO - 10.1515/jbnst-1994-0604
M3 - Journal articles
VL - 213
SP - 670
EP - 679
JO - Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik
JF - Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik
SN - 0021-4027
IS - 6
ER -