Within-group inequality in cross-national perspective

Arbeitspapier

In this research I assess within-group inequality - inequality occurring among otherwise similar individuals based on observed characteristics - in a cross-national comparative perspective. While scholarly interest in the within-group portion of inequality has grown over the past 25 years, virtually all studies focus on the US case. The current research shifts focus by assessing within-group inequality in a cross-national comparative study. I do so by constructing a unique dataset of country-level measures of within- and between-group inequality for annual market earnings using LIS microdata from 1.36 million full-time prime-age male and female workers nested in 143 country-years, drawn from 28 countries spanning 40 years. I then document and describe basic between-country and longitudinal trends in the relationship between total inequality and within-group inequality. I find that in nearly all countries in the LIS, within-group inequality is the primary driver of levels and trends in inequality. As inequality increases, so too does the relative importance of within-group inequality. However, institutional contexts matter, as continental European countries have lower relative and absolute levels of within-group inequality, independent of a variety of economic and human capital factors. Theoretical and substantive implications are discussed.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: LIS Working Paper Series ; No. 744

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): VanHeuvelen, Tom
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): Luxembourg Income Study (LIS)
• (wo): Luxembourg
• (wann): 2018

Weitere Informationen

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/203030
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 12.07.2024, 13:22 MESZ