Wage and occupational dynamics: Panel analysis for Argentina 1998-2002 ; Dinámica salarial y ocupacional : Análisis de panel para Argentina 1998-2002

Abstract

In this work, occupational and wage stability in Argentina during the years 1998-2002 is studied together. Using panels built from the EPH, we analyse how the characteristics of the worker impact on wage volatility and the likelihood of losing or gaining employment. Evidence is found to indicate that individuals with relatively low wages are faced with the largest fluctuations in their income and the highest turnover in employment and unemployment. During the deepest period of the crisis, occupational instability doubled and relative wage mobility remained stable. Department of Economics ; In this paper it is jointly studied the occupation and the wage stability in Argentina during the years 1998-2002. Using matched panel data from the EPH survey, it is analyzed the way in which the characteristics of the worker impact on the wage volatility and on the probability of being fired or hired. The evidence indicates that those individuals with relatively low salary face the highest income oscillations and the highest employment-unemployment rotation. During the deepest period of the crisis, the employment instability double and the relative wage mobility remained stable. ; In this work, occupational and wage stability in Argentina during the years 1998-2002 is studied together. Using panels built from the EPH, we analyse how the characteristics of the worker impact on wage volatility and the likelihood of losing or gaining employment. Evidence is found to indicate that individuals with relatively low wages are faced with the largest fluctuations in their income and the highest turnover in employment and unemployment. During the deepest period of the crisis, occupational instability doubled and relative wage mobility remained stable. Department of Economics ; En el presente trabajo se estudia conjuntamente la estabilidad ocupacional y salarial en Argentina durante los años 1998-2002. Usando paneles construidos a partir de la EPH, se analiza la forma en la cual las características del trabajador impactan en la ...