Firm wage differentiation in Eastern Germany: A non-parametric analysis of the wage spread

Economics of Transition

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 273-292

  Görzig, Bernd ^a   Gornig, Martin ^a   Werwatz, Axel ^b  

^a DIW BERLIN   (Germany)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Firm wage levels; Non parametric analysis; Rent sharing; Wage differentiation; Wage spread

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC STRUCTURE; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; WAGE DETERMINATION; WAGE GAP;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

EID: 40949133460     PISSN: 09670750     EISSN: 14680351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0351.2008.00311.x     Document Type: Article

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