In this paper we employ EU-Silc microdata for 19 EU member countries in 2007 and 2012 to provide evi-dence on hourly wage disparities within high-, medium- and low-educated workers. Using quantile regressionapproaches, we look at individual and institutional determinants of earnings inequality within each cohortand across the wage distribution. Then, by focusing on the employment status (temporary/permanent) ofworkers, we find that remarkable differences exist in the role played by employment protection of temporaryand regular jobs in shaping wage levels, depending on the group of countries, education groups and yearconsidered, with important and group-specific policy implications.
Employment protection and wage inequality within education groups in Europe
PERUGINI, CRISTIANO;POMPEI, Fabrizio
2016
Abstract
In this paper we employ EU-Silc microdata for 19 EU member countries in 2007 and 2012 to provide evi-dence on hourly wage disparities within high-, medium- and low-educated workers. Using quantile regressionapproaches, we look at individual and institutional determinants of earnings inequality within each cohortand across the wage distribution. Then, by focusing on the employment status (temporary/permanent) ofworkers, we find that remarkable differences exist in the role played by employment protection of temporaryand regular jobs in shaping wage levels, depending on the group of countries, education groups and yearconsidered, with important and group-specific policy implications.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
