EARNINGS INEQUALITY IN GREAT BRITAIN 1975-90: THE ROLE OF AGE

This paper is concerned with the growing earnings dispersion among British men. The study is based on unit record data drawn from the New Earnings Survey. It is found that increases in inequality within age groups account for most of the rise in earnings inequality overall. Occupation too is a signi...

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Published in:The Review of income and wealth 1994-09, Vol.40 (3), p.287-302
Main Authors: Bell, David, Rimmer, Russell, Rimmer, Sheila
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age discrimination
Age groups
Employees
Income inequality
United Kingdom
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Summary:This paper is concerned with the growing earnings dispersion among British men. The study is based on unit record data drawn from the New Earnings Survey. It is found that increases in inequality within age groups account for most of the rise in earnings inequality overall. Occupation too is a significant explanation of growing inequality among workers, but the major part of increased inequality within age groups remains unexplained.
ISSN:0034-6586
1475-4991
DOI:10.1111/j.1475-4991.1994.tb00070.x