Do high incomes reflect individual performance? The determinants of high incomes in Germany

Dierk Hirschel

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Abstract: In neoclassical economic theory the level of individual income is predominantly determined by individual job performance. Thus high incomes reflect the high marginal productivity of labour of the affluent working population. While the scientific research of poverty has a long tradition, nearly nothing is known about the rich. This study tries to diminish this research gap by investigating the structure of high labour incomes in Germany. By revealing the determinants of high incomes by descriptive and paneleconometric analyses mit Daten des Sozio-ökonomischen Panels, we want to answer the question if high incomes are especially the result of individual job performance or rather the result of social selection through social background or sexual discrimination

Keywords: High incomes; social background; discrimination; human capital; job performance; GSOEP; theory of justice (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J30 J31 J41 J71 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003-08
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