[en] This paper presents a methodology for comparing income rank volatility profiles over time and across distributions. While most of the existing measures are affected by changes in marginal distributions, this paper proposes a framework that is based on individuals’ relative positions in the distribution, and is neutral in relation to structural changes that occur in the
economy. Applying this approach to investigate rank volatility in Germany and the US over three decades, we show that while poorer individuals within both countries are the most volatile, the volatility trend for the middle class in each of these countries differs.
Disciplines :
Sociologie & sciences sociales
Auteur, co-auteur :
CHAUVEL, Louis ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Integrative Research Unit: Social and Individual Development (INSIDE)
HARTUNG, Anne ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Integrative Research Unit: Social and Individual Development (INSIDE)
Palmisano, Flaviana
Co-auteurs externes :
yes
Langue du document :
Anglais
Titre :
DYNAMICS OF INDIVIDUAL INCOME RANK VOLATILITY: EVIDENCE FROM WEST GERMANY AND THE US
Date de publication/diffusion :
2019
Titre du périodique :
B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy
eISSN :
1935-1682
Maison d'édition :
Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, Allemagne
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
Projet FnR :
FNR9522302 - A Research Programme On Social Inequality Within The National, European And International Context, 2011 (01/06/2012-31/12/2018) - Louis Chauvel
