(Un)equal through social closure: Effects of open and closed labour markets on wages in Germany

The concept of social closure is frequently used in recent debates about wage inequality. The following article shows that social closure generates not only inequality but equality, as well. Economic, segmentational and closure theoretical arguments shed light on the different relations of an employ...

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Published inKölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie Vol. 64; no. 4; pp. 729 - 753
Main Author Haupt, Andreas
Format Journal Article
LanguageGerman
Published 01.12.2012
Subjects
Equality
Federal Republic of Germany
Germany
Inequality
Labor Market
Labour market
Market structure
Seniority
Sex
Social Closure
Vocational Education
Wages
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Summary:The concept of social closure is frequently used in recent debates about wage inequality. The following article shows that social closure generates not only inequality but equality, as well. Economic, segmentational and closure theoretical arguments shed light on the different relations of an employee to his employer in different labour market structures. Properties of the employee like vocational training, seniority or gender lose their impact on wages the more closed a labour market is. These hypotheses are tested with the 2006 BIBB/BAuA-Employment-Survey. Results support a deep effect of social closure in the German labour market. Adapted from the source document.
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ISSN:0023-2653
DOI:10.1007/s11577-012-0183-4