The covariance structure of earnings in Great Britain, 1991-1999

Economica

Volumn 70, Issue 278, 2003, Pages 353-374

  Ramos, Xavier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; HUMAN CAPITAL; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; WAGE DETERMINATION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0038667848     PISSN: 00130427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0335.00328     Document Type: Article

References (30)

1. ABOWD, J. and CARD, D. (1989). On the covariance structure of earnings and hours changes. Econometrica, 57, 411-45.
2. ALTONJI, J. G. and SEGAL, L. M. (1996). Small-sample bias in GMM estimation of covariance structures. Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, 14, 353-66.
3. ANDERSON, T. W. and HSIAO, C. (1982). Formulation and estimation of dynamic models using panel data. Journal of Econometrics, 18, 47-82.
4. BAKER, M. (1997). Growth-rate heterogeneity and the covariance structure of life-cycle earnings. Journal of Labour Economics, 15, 338-75.
5. BAKER, M. and SOLON, G. (1999). Earnings dynamics and inequality among Canadian men, 1976-1992: evidence from longitudinal income tax records. NBER Working Paper no. 7370.
6. BOOTH, A., FRANCESCONI, M. and FRANK, J. (2000). Temporary jobs: who gets them, what are they worth, and do they lead anywhere? ISER Working Paper no. 2000-13, University of Essex, Colchester.
7. BURGESS, S. and REES, H. (1996). Job tenure in Britain, 1975-1992. Economic Journal, 106, 334-44.
8. CAPPELLARI, L. (2000). The dynamics and inequality of Italian male earnings: permanent changes or transitory fluctuations? ISER Working Paper no. 2000-41, University of Essex, Colchester.
9. DICKENS, R. (2000a). The evolution of individual male wages in Great Britain: 1975-95. Economic Journal, 110, 27-49.
10. DICKENS, R. (2000b). Caught in a trap? Wage mobility in Great Britain, 1975-1994. Economica, 67, 477-97.
11. FARBER, H. S. and GIBBONS, R. (1996). Learning and wage dynamics. Quarterly Journal of Economics, 111, 1007-47.
12. GOTTSCHALK, P. and MOFFITT, R. (1995). Trends in the covariance structure of earnings in the US: 1969-1987. Working Paper, Brown University, Providence, RI.
13. GREGG, P. and WADSWORTH, J. (1999). Job tenure, 1975-1998. In P. Gregg and J. Wadsworth (eds.), The State of Working Britain. Manchester: Manchester University Press.
14. GREGG, P. and WADSWORTH, J. (2000). Mind the gap, please: the changing nature of entry jobs in Britain. Economica, 67, 499-524.
15. HAUSE, J. (1977). The covariance structure of earnings and the on-the-job training hypothesis. Annals of Economic and Social Measurement, 6, 335-65.
16. HAUSE, J. (1980). The fine structure of earnings and the on-the-job training hypothesis. Econometrica, 48, 1013-29.
17. JANTTI, M. (1993). Earnings dynamics and industrial structure in Finland, Working Papers of the European Scientific Network on Household Panel Studies, no. 76. University of Essex, Colchester.
18. LILLARD, L. and WEISS, Y. (1979). Components of variation in panel earnings data: American scientists, 1960-1970. Econometrica, 47, 437-54.
19. LILLARD, L. and WILLIS, R. (1978). Dynamic aspects of earning mobility. Econometrica, 46, 985-1012.
20. MACURDY, T. (1982). The use of time series processes to model the error structure of earnings in a longitudinal data analysis. Journal of Econometrics, 18, 83-114.
21. MINCER, J. (1974). Schooling, Experience and Earnings. New York: NBER.
22. NICKELL, S., JONES, T. and QUINTINI, G. (2000). A picture of job insecurity facing British men. Centre for Economic Performance Working Paper no. 479, London School of Economics.
23. RAMOS, X. (1999a). The covariance structure of earnings in Great Britain: 1991-1995. ISER Working Paper no. 99-4, University of Essex, Colchester.
24. RAMOS, X. (1999b). Earnings inequality and earnings mobility in Great Britain: evidence from the BHPS, 1991-1994. ISER Working Paper no. 99-8, University of Essex, Colchester.
25. RAMOS, X. (1999c). Anatomy of earnings mobility in Britain: evidence from the BHPS, 1991-1995. ISER Working Paper no. 99-11, University of Essex, Colchester.
26. STEVENS, A. H. (1997). Persistent effects of job displacement: The importance of multiple job losses. Journal of Labor Economics, 15, 165-88.
27. STEWART, M. and SWAFFIELD, J. K. (1999). Low pay dynamics and transition probabilities. Economica, 66, 23-42.
28. TAYLOR, A. (1994). Appendix: sample characteristics, attrition and weighting. In N. Buck, J. Gershuny, D. Rose and J. Scott (eds.), Changing Households: the British Household Panel Study 1990-1992. Colchester: ESRC Research Centre on Micro-Social Change, University of Essex.
29. TAYLOR, M. F. (ed.) (1995a). British Household Panel Survey User Manual Volume A: Introduction, Technical Report and Appendices. Colchester: ESRC Research Centre on Micro-Social Change, University of Essex.
30. TAYLOR, M. F. (ed.) (1995b). British Household Panel Survey User Manual, Vol. B1: Codebook, Colchester: ESRC Research Centre on Micro-Social Change, University of Essex.