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Flexibilität der qualifikatorischen Lohnstruktur und Lastverteilung der Arbeitslosigkeit: Eine ökonometrische Analyse für Westdeutschland

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  • Fitzenberger, Bernd
  • Franz, Wolfgang

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Dieser Beitrag nimmt aus theoretischer und ökonometrischer Sicht zu der Kontroverse über die Bedeutung der qualifikatorischen Lohnstruktur zur Erklärung der Beschäftigungsstruktur Stellung. Basierend auf einer Einteilung in drei Qualifikationsgruppen zeigt sich empirisch, dass die Entlohnung der mittleren Gruppe relativ zur unteren und oberen weniger stark ansteigt, während ein kontinuierlicher Trend zur Höherqualifikation der Beschäftigten besteht. Es werden eine Translog-Kostenfunktion und Anteilsgleichungen ökonometrisch geschätzt, um den Einfluss der Lohnstruktur auf die Beschäftigungsstruktur zu erfassen. Bei allen Vorbehalten aufgrund verschiedener Probleme der Schätzungen implizieren die Ergebnisse einen signifikanten Einfluss der qualifikatorischen Struktur der mittleren Löhne auf die Beschäftigungsstruktur wie auch eine die relative Beschäftigung steigernde Wirkung einer erhöhten Lohndispersion innerhalb der Qualifikationsgruppen. Damit besteht die Möglichkeit, dass mit einer größeren Lohnspreizung die Lastverteilung der Arbeitslosigkeit bei gegebenem Output, Kapitaleinsatz und technischem Fortschritt in Form einer Erhöhung der Beschäftigung von gering qualifizierten Arbeitnehmern angeglichen werden kann.

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  • Fitzenberger, Bernd & Franz, Wolfgang, 1997. "Flexibilität der qualifikatorischen Lohnstruktur und Lastverteilung der Arbeitslosigkeit: Eine ökonometrische Analyse für Westdeutschland," ZEW Discussion Papers 97-32, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research.
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    Qualifikatorische Lohnstruktur; Qualifikationsstruktur der Beschäftigung; Westdeutschland;
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    JEL classification:

    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
    • E24 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Employment; Unemployment; Wages; Intergenerational Income Distribution; Aggregate Human Capital; Aggregate Labor Productivity
    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure

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