AEA Papers and Proceedings
ISSN 2574-0768 (Print) | ISSN 2574-0776 (Online)
New Evidence on Earnings Volatility in Survey and Administrative Data
AEA Papers and Proceedings
vol. 108,
May 2018
(pp. 287–91)
Abstract
Despite the rise in cross-sectional inequality since the late 1990s, there is little consensus on trends in earnings volatility during this period. Using consistent samples and methods in administrative earnings data matched to the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP GSF) and survey data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID), we examine earnings volatility for men from 1978 through 2011. In contrast to the apparent inconsistency in trends across administrative and survey data in the existing literature, we find recent increases in volatility in the SIPP GSF and the PSID, though increases are larger in the PSID.Citation
Carr, Michael D., and Emily E. Wiemers. 2018. "New Evidence on Earnings Volatility in Survey and Administrative Data." AEA Papers and Proceedings, 108: 287–91. DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20181050Additional Materials
JEL Classification
- C81 Methodology for Collecting, Estimating, and Organizing Microeconomic Data; Data Access
- C83 Survey Methods; Sampling Methods
- J31 Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials