Welche Lohnungleichheiten sind gerecht? Arbeitsmarktbezogene Ursachen von Lohnungleichheiten und die wahrgenommene (Un-)Gerechtigkeit des eigenen Erwerbseinkommens [Which income inequalities are considered just? Labour market related causes of income inequalities, and employees' (in)justice perceptions of their earnings]

Autor: Sauer, C.G., Valet, P., Liebig, S.
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie, 68, 619-645
Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie, 68, 4, pp. 619-645
ISSN: 0023-2653
DOI: 10.1007/s11577-016-0385-2
Popis: Contains fulltext : 161254.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Closed access) This article examines the reasons for inequalities of earnings in Germany and the extent to which these inequalities are considered to be legitimate. We focus on three major inequality-generating factors derived from labour market and inequality research: individual, firm-specific and structural factors. We then investigate empirically the importance of these factors in the emergence of differences of earnings and the extent to which employees consider the rents of each factor to be just or unjust. Analyses based on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel reveal that wage differentials are considered as just if they can be attributed to individual factors (level of education, professional experience). In contrast, wage differentials due to firm-specific factors (atypical employment, seniority-based pay) and structural factors (certain occupational groups/industries, differences between regions) are the major reasons for perceived earnings injustice. The results of this study will contribute to the debate concerning increasing wage inequalities and reveal that distinguishing between just and unjust inequalities is essential, especially in discussions regarding the social or political consequences of this trend. 27 p.
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