Education and Wage Inequality in Germany: A Review of the Empirical Literature

Andrea Maria Weber and Andreas Ammermüller
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Andreas Ammermueller and Andrea Mühlenweg

No 03-29, ZEW Discussion Papers from ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research

Abstract: This paper reviews the current state of knowledge on the link between education and wage inequality in Germany. The wage inequality is characterized by its stability, although a more detailed analysis reveals structural differences, especially between East and West Germany. Both the between and within educational levels wage inequality changed little over time, while there are some tendencies of a converging distribution of education. A need for further research is identified in the effects of education on wage inequality in separate cohorts as well as the direct links between the two distributions in Germany.

Date: 2003
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