Equalizing or disequalizing lifetime earnings differntials? Earnings mobility in the EU: 1994 - 2001
Sologon, Denisa Maria and O'Donoghue, Cathal (2009). Equalizing or disequalizing lifetime earnings differntials? Earnings mobility in the EU: 1994 - 2001. Maastricht University.
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O'Donoghue, CathalTitle Equalizing or disequalizing lifetime earnings differntials? Earnings mobility in the EU: 1994 - 2001 Publication Date 2009 Place of Publication Maastricht, NL Publisher Maastricht University Pages 64 Abstract Do EU citizens have an increased opportunity to improve their position in the distribution of lifetime earnings? To what extent does earnings mobility work to equalize/disequalize longerterm earnings relative to cross-sectional inequality and how does it differ across the EU? Our basic assumption is that mobility measured over a horizon of 8 years is a good proxy for lifetime mobility. We used the Shorrocks (1978) and the Fields (2008) index. Moreover, we explored the impact of differentials attrition on the two indices. The Fields index is affected to a larger extent by differential attrition than the Shorrocks index, but the overall conclusions are not altered. Based on the Shorrocks (1978) index men across EU have an increasing mobility in the distribution of lifetime earnings as they advance in their career. Based on the Fields index (2008) the equalizing impact of mobility increases over the lifetime in all countries, except Portugal, where it turns negative for long horizons. Thus, Portugal is the only country where mobility acts as a disequalizer of lifetime differentials. The highest lifetime mobility is recorded in Denmark, followed by UK, Belgium, Greece, Ireland, Netherlands, Italy, France, Spain, Germany, and the lowest, Portugal. The highest mobility as equalizer of longer term inequality is recorded in Ireland and Denmark, followed by France and Belgium with similar values, then UK, Greece, Netherlands, Germany, Spain and Italy. JEL Classification: C23, D31, J31, J60 Keywords: panel data, wage distribution, inequality, mobility Copyright Holder Maastricht Graduate School of Governance Copyright Year 2009 Copyright type All rights reserved -
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