Journal for Labour Market Research

Table 6 Percentiles of the Wage Distribution and Changes, 1998 and 2010, by Gender

From: The evolution of job stability and wages after the implementation of the Hartz reformsDie Entwicklung von Beschäftigungsstabilität und Löhnen seit Einführung der Hartz-Reformen

West Germany
Percentiles	1998			2010
Percentiles	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile
Men	4.09	4.36	4.66	3.84	4.19	4.55
Women	3.78	4.13	4.45	3.66	4.05	4.44
Differences (log points)	1998		2010		2010–1998	2010–1998
Differences (log points)	50th–25th percentile	75th–50th percentile	50th–25th percentile	75th–50th percentile	50th–25th percentile	75th–50th percentile
Men	0.27	0.30	0.35	0.36	0.08	0.06
Women	0.35	0.32	0.39	0.39	0.04	0.06
East Germany
Percentiles	1998			2010
Percentiles	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile
Men	3.78	4.00	4.29	3.64	3.90	4.20
Women	3.61	3.86	4.28	3.48	3.81	4.25
Differences (log points)	1998		2010		2010–1998	2010–1998
Differences (log points)	50th–25th percentile	75th–50th percentile	50th–25th percentile	75th–50th percentile	50th–25th percentile	75th–50th percentile
Men	0.21	0.29	0.27	0.30	0.05	0.01
Women	0.25	0.42	0.33	0.44	0.08	0.02

Source: IEB, own calculations

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