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Schmidt, E. Intersektorale Lohndifferentiale. . Eine mikroökonometrische Untersuchung mit Paneldaten für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Journal of Contextual Economics – Schmollers Jahrbuch, 112(2), 201-218. https://doi.org/10.3790/schm.112.2.201
Schmidt, Elke Maria "Intersektorale Lohndifferentiale. Eine mikroökonometrische Untersuchung mit Paneldaten für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland. " Journal of Contextual Economics – Schmollers Jahrbuch 112.2, 1992, 201-218. https://doi.org/10.3790/schm.112.2.201
Schmidt, Elke Maria (1992): Intersektorale Lohndifferentiale, in: Journal of Contextual Economics – Schmollers Jahrbuch, vol. 112, iss. 2, 201-218, [online] https://doi.org/10.3790/schm.112.2.201

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Intersektorale Lohndifferentiale

Eine mikroökonometrische Untersuchung mit Paneldaten für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland

Schmidt, Elke Maria

Journal of Contextual Economics – Schmollers Jahrbuch, Vol. 112 (1992), Iss. 2 : pp. 201–218

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Schmidt, Elke Maria

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One competitive explanation of intersectoral-wage differentials besides regarding them as a transitory phenomenon is that they reflect endowment differences of workers. This hypothesis is tested with micro-data for the FRG. Firstly, with cross-section data human-capital oriented earnings functions are estimated. Secondly, longitudinal-data are used to estimate Fixed- and Random-effects-models to control for unobservable worker characteristics that could bias cross-sectional estimates. It is found that intersectoral-wage differentials cannot be explained by unobservable worker heterogeneity. Moreover, the cross-section estimates indicate that sectoral wage effects have increased from 1984 to 1987, although their ranking has remained stable over time.