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Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments March 4, 2014 erstellt
Description:
In this paper we explore the application of Generalised Additive Models of Location, Scale and Shape for the analysis of conditional income distributions in Germany following the reuni cation. We find that conditional income distributions can generally be modelled using the three parameter Dagum distribution and our results hint at an even more pronounced e ffect of skill-biased technological change than can be observed by standard mean regression