Estimating Long Term Earnings Mobility in Argentina with Pseudo-Panel Data*

Ana Ines Navarro

doi:10.4067/S0718-88702010000200004

Authors

Ana Ines Navarro Departamento de Economía, Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales, Universidad Austral de Argentina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-88702010000200004

Keywords:

Argentina, dynamic pseudo-panel, earnings mobility, measurement error

Abstract

Applying a dynamic pseudo-panel to the earnings data in Argentina, the present paper estimates the long-term earnings mobility in the period 1985- 2004. The results obtained herein show some earnings mobility over the long term in Argentina for male occupied workers. The results also suggest that the labor market in Argentina does not substantially contribute to the acceleration of the individual’ earnings level recovery after a negative shock.

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Author Biography

Ana Ines Navarro, Departamento de Economía, Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales, Universidad Austral de Argentina

Departamento de Economía, Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales, Universidad Austral de Argentina

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