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On the Covariance Structure of Earnings and Hours Changes

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Abowd, John M., Card, David·1989·Econometrica
DOI 10.2307/1912561
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ABSTRPCTThis paper presents an empirical analysis of changes in individual earnings and hours ov&r time.Using longitudinal data from three panel surveys, we catalogue the main features of the covariance structure of changes in earnings and hours.We then present an interpretation of these features in terms of both a life-cycle labor supply model and a fixed-wage labor contract nDdel.Our major findings are: (1) there is a remarkable similarity in the covariance structure of earnings and hours changes across the three surveys; and (2) apart from simple measurement error, the major component of variance in earnings and hours affects earnings and hours equi-proportionately.

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Authors
Abowd, J. M., & Card, D.
Venue
Econometrica
Publisher
JSTOR
Published
1989-03
Volume
57
Issue
2
Pages
411
ISSN
0012-9682 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.2307/1912561
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W2136504185
Cited by
594
References
14
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7.57
Type
journal article
Language
en
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