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Does Job Polarization Explain the Rise in Earnings Inequality? Evidence from Europe

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dc.contributor.authorTorre, Ivan
dc.contributor.authorBussolo, Maurizio
dc.contributor.authorWinkler, Hernan
dc.contributor.authorTorre, Iván
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-26T19:47:35Z
dc.date.available2018-11-26T19:47:35Z
dc.date.issued2018-11
dc.description.abstractEarnings inequality and job polarization have increased significantly in several countries since the early 1990s. Using data from European countries covering a 20-year period, this paper provides new evidence that the decline of middle-skilled occupations and the simultaneous increase of high- and low-skilled occupations are important factors accounting for the rise of inequality, especially at the bottom of the distribution. Job polarization accounts for a large share of the increasing inequality between the 10th and the 50th percentiles, but it explains little or none of the increasing inequality between the 50th and 90th percentiles. Other important developments during this period, such as changing wage returns, higher educational attainment, and increased female labor force participation, account for a small portion of the changes in inequality.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/822791543242066700/Does-Job-Polarization-Explain-the-Rise-in-Earnings-Inequality-Evidence-from-Europe
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-8652
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/30879
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 8652
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectDECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS
dc.subjectOCCUPATION
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectLABOR SKILLS
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectPOLARIZATION
dc.subjectDECOMPOSITION
dc.titleDoes Job Polarization Explain the Rise in Earnings Inequality? Evidence from Europeen
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okr.crossref.titleDoes Job Polarization Explain the Rise in Earnings Inequality? Evidence from Europe
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/822791543242066700/Does-Job-Polarization-Explain-the-Rise-in-Earnings-Inequality-Evidence-from-Europe
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-8652
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okr.region.geographicalEurope
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okr.topicEducation::Economics of Education
okr.topicGender::Gender and Economics
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Employment and Shared Growth
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Inequality
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Skills Development and Labor Force Training
okr.unitOffice of the Chief Economist, Europe and Central Asia Region
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