Differences in the earnings distribution of self- and dependent employed German men - evidence from a quantile regression decomposition analysis
- This paper uses data from the German Socio-Economic Panel for the years 2000 to 2005 to study the earnings differential between self- and dependent employed German men. Constructing a counterfactual earnings distribution for the self-employed in dependent employment and using quantile regression decompositions we find that the earnings differential over the distribution cannot be explained by differences in endowments. Furthermore, low-earning self-employed could earn more in dependent employment. Finally, the observed earnings advantage for the self-employed at the top of the earnings distribution is not associated with higher returns to observable variables.
Author: | Nils Braakmann (Dr. rer. pol.)ORCiDGND |
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URL: | https://pub-data.leuphana.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/513 |
Document Type: | ResearchPaper |
Language: | English |
Year of Completion: | 2007 |
Date of Publication (online): | 2007/08/20 |
Release Date: | 2007/08/20 |
Tag: | Machado/Mata decomposition; earnings differential; quantile regression decomposition; self-employment |
GND Keyword: | Einkommensunterschied; Selbständigkeit; Deutschland |
Institutes: | Universität / Frühere Fachbereiche |
Dewey Decimal Classification: | 3 Sozialwissenschaften / 33 Wirtschaft / 330 Wirtschaft |