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Abstract #303853

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Activity Number: 488
Type: Contributed
Date/Time: Thursday, August 11, 2005 : 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
Sponsor: Business and Economics Statistics Section
Abstract - #303853
Title: Decomposing Wage Distribution Changes with Self-selection
Author(s): Brian McCall*+ and Alexandru Lefter
Companies: University of Minnesota and University of Minnesota
Address: 3251 Carlson School of Management, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, United States
Keywords: self selection bias ; hazard models ; semi-parametric ; distribution change decompositions
Abstract:

This paper develops semiparametric techniques for decomposing wage distribution changes over time when the data is subject to the self-selection bias that can arise when individuals are missing wages due to unemployment. These methods are then used to explore the determinants of changes in the wage distribution in the United States from 1993--2002 using data from the Current Population Survey's Monthly Outgoing Rotation group.

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