An understanding of the origins of earnings distributions is of central importance for any public policy which has the aim of combating economic inequality. The aim of this book is to provide a satisfactory theoretical foundation which could serve as the rational basis for such policies. The approac...

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1. Verfasser:	Weizsäcker, Robert K. von (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1993
Schlagworte:	Income distribution Humankapital Lohntheorie Lohn Verteilungstheorie Humankapitaltheorie Einkommensverteilung Lohnstruktur Stochastische Optimierung Hochschulschrift
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Zusammenfassung:	An understanding of the origins of earnings distributions is of central importance for any public policy which has the aim of combating economic inequality. The aim of this book is to provide a satisfactory theoretical foundation which could serve as the rational basis for such policies. The approach, strongly influenced by human capital theory, is especially novel in that it permits individual analyses at three interconnecting levels of aggregation using the same basic microeconomic model: the level of earnings distribution within age groups; the level of the overall earnings distribution across all age groups; and the distribution of lifetime earnings. The analysis demonstrates the interdependence between age composition, inequality, and public distribution policy. It also addresses the question of how differences between individuals are transformed into income differences
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Beschreibung:	1 online resource (xi, 250 pages)
ISBN:	9780511586408
DOI:	10.1017/CBO9780511586408