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Table 4 Within- and between-group decomposition

From: Are changes in the dispersion of hours worked a cause of increased earnings inequality?

 

Between

Within

Year

Country

Y

W

H

ρ

Y

W

H

ρ

1991

USA

15.20

9.28

1.61

4.30

84.80

55.66

23.97

5.17

 

UK

34.69

15.16

8.34

11.19

65.31

36.22

28.69

0.40

 

DE

25.25

13.44

3.58

8.23

74.75

54.55

28.33

−8.12

 

FR

21.68

21.11

1.82

−1.25

78.32

60.64

27.37

−9.69

1995

USA

19.28

12.50

1.28

5.50

80.72

60.88

16.14

3.70

 

UK

26.83

10.62

6.98

9.24

73.17

41.82

28.03

3.32

 

DE

20.47

8.94

4.64

6.88

79.53

61.27

36.23

−17.97

 

FR

23.18

20.07

2.10

1.01

76.82

55.83

27.95

−6.96

2000

USA

19.21

12.53

1.15

5.53

80.79

61.63

14.49

4.67

 

UK

26.56

10.91

6.40

9.25

73.44

44.54

27.88

1.01

 

DE

23.40

8.89

5.08

9.44

76.60

45.40

31.64

−0.44

 

FR

20.73

15.09

2.03

3.61

79.27

55.60

28.18

−4.52

2007

USA

16.44

11.97

0.85

3.62

83.56

65.87

13.84

3.85

 

UK

22.27

11.48

3.99

6.80

77.73

47.67

24.23

5.82

 

DE

21.00

7.69

5.34

7.97

79.00

45.84

30.43

2.73

 

FR

20.96

9.76

2.72

8.48

79.04

56.63

31.88

−9.48

2012

USA

17.68

12.95

0.72

4.01

82.32

61.11

14.34

6.88

 

UK

23.26

11.04

4.51

7.71

76.74

48.30

24.93

3.51

 

DE

20.29

8.57

3.97

7.75

79.71

44.82

29.75

5.14

 

FR

24.91

11.93

2.48

10.50

75.09

50.63

27.83

−3.38

  1. Note: The within-between index decomposition for each component is reported as a percentage of inequality in earnings