Recent trends in earnings volatility: Evidence from survey and administrative data

B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Celik, Sule ^a   Juhn, Chinhui ^b   McCue, Kristin ^c   Thompson, Jesse ^d  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^c U S CENSUS BUREAU   (United States)

^d FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

earnings volatility; job separations; performance pay

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879347101     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19351682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/1935-1682.3043     Document Type: Review

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