The Growth of Earnings Inequality, 1984-1997: Trends and Sources of Change

Authors

  • Sylvia Dixon Department of Labour

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26686/lew.v0i0.1000

Keywords:

earnings, dispersion, inequality

Abstract

Changes in the distribution of earnings in New Zealand between 1984 and 1997 are examined in this paper. There is evidence of growth in the inequality of both weekly and hourly earnings. Decomposition of the changes suggests that the increases in the dispersion of earnings were largely due to increased inequality within groups of workers with similar observed levels of education, age and potential work experience. 1·2

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Author Biography

Sylvia Dixon, Department of Labour

Senior economic analyst, Labour Market Policy Group

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Published

1998-11-30

Issue

1998: Labour, Employment and Work in New Zealand

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