Figure 2. Inequality of wage earners and self-employed 1993-2003, individual data and
household data
Gini coefficient
0,6
- - ■ Inequality among ow ners of small businesses, narrow definition
Inequality among ow ners of small businesses, w ide definition
0,5
Inequality among w age earners
0,4 . ~ -
0,3
0,1
0,0
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Gini coefficient
0,5
Households w here main income earner is self-employed
Households w here main income earner is w age earner
3.3 The link between business ownership and mobility. Evidence from the
transition matrices
A transition matrix forms the natural starting point for studies of income mobility. In this section
mobility evidence from transition matrices will be discussed, whereas the next section will look at the
relationship between occupations (on varying definitions) and income mobility in terms of a dynamic
process.
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