00000nam##2200000za#4500 9.613794 CaOODSP 20200706133909 ta 150406|1999||||xxc||||| f|0| 0 eng|d 0-660-16975-4 1200-5223 CaOODSP eng n-cn--- CS11-0019/130E Earnings dynamics and inequality amongst Canadian men, 1976-1992 : evidence from longitudinal income tax records / by Michael Baker and Gary Solon. Ottawa - Ontario : Statistics Canada. 1999. 47p. : graphs, references, tables ; 28 cm. Research paper series 1200-5223 130 "Several recent studies have found that earnings inequality in Canada has grown considerably since the late 1970's. Using an extraordinary data base drawn from longitudinal income tax records, we decompose this growth in earnings inequality into its persistent and transitory components. We find that the growth in earnings inequality reflects both an increase in long-run inequality and an increase in earnings instability. Our large sample size enables us to estimate and test richer models than could be supported by the relatively small panel surveys used in most previous research on earnings dynamics. For example, we are able to incorporate both heterogeneous earnings growth and a random-walk process in the same model, and we find that both are empirically significant."--Abstract. Several recent studies have found that earnings inequality in Canada has grown considerably since the late 1970's. Using an extraordinary data base drawn from longitudinal income tax records, we decompose this growth in earnings inequality into its persistent and transitory components. We find that the growth in earnings inequality reflects both an increase in long-run inequality and an increase in earnings instability. Our large sample size enables us to estimate and test richer models than could be supported by the relatively small panel surveys used in most previous research on earnings dynamics. For example, we are able to incorporate both heterogeneous earnings growth and a random-walk process in the same model, and we find that both are empirically significant.--Abstract Softcover 99-07 1999-02-19 Statistics Canada. Analytical Studies Branch. Baker, Michael Solon, Gary Dynamique et inégalité des revenus chez les hommes au Canada, 1976-1992 : (CaOODSP)9.624343 Earnings dynamics and inequality amongst Canadian men, 1976-1992 : (CaOODSP)9.574642 Research paper series, 1200-5223 130 (CaOODSP)9.514463