Wage Mobility in Israel: The Effect of Sectoral Concentration

Using a unique eight-year data set, merging population census and national insurance data, the paper examines and compares patterns of wage mobility in Israel. First, the public and the private sectors are compared. Second, within each of these sectors, a distinction is made between sub-sector group...

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Published in:Journal of labor research 2010-06, Vol.31 (2), p.146-161
Main Authors: Cardoso, Ana Rute, Neuman, Shoshana, Ziderman, Adrian
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Census of Population
Comparative economics
Data analysis
Economic analysis
Economic concentration
Economic theory
International comparisons
Israel
Labor market
Private sector
Public sector
Regulation
Social Sciences
Social security
Studies
Wage mobility
Wages & salaries
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Summary:Using a unique eight-year data set, merging population census and national insurance data, the paper examines and compares patterns of wage mobility in Israel. First, the public and the private sectors are compared. Second, within each of these sectors, a distinction is made between sub-sector groupings that exhibit a high level of concentration and those that are more diffuse and unregulated. Based on alternative measures of wage mobility, the central finding of the paper is that the extent of wage mobility in a given economic sector is negatively related to the degree of concentration in that sector.
ISSN:0195-3613
1936-4768
DOI:10.1007/s12122-010-9087-0