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The official twitter account of GRID, the Global Repository of Income Dynamics.

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Today, GRID gets bigger and better.
https://t.co/7uCHPLwP4C

Decades of GRID data are now interactive.

Our coverage has grown by 14 countries, our research has expanded, and the website has been completely redesigned.

This is our biggest update yet. Here's the overview. 🧵

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Full paper: https://t.co/WYO9DttKO3

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With the midterms behind us, it's worth taking a longer look at how Americans' paychecks have fared.

A thread on the lost decade and stagnation in men's earnings, using 2 billion Census pay records (1998-2019). GRID research by Kevin McKinney, @john_abowd and Hubert Janicki.

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Over those 12 years, hours matter most. Differences in hours paid and time out of work explain almost 90% of the variation in workers’ average earnings, the authors find, though sizable gaps across and within groups remain unexplained (but let’s keep it for another day).

[André Victor Doherty Luduvice @avdluduvice]

O Brasil vem se formalizando, mas a informalidade anda é alta na base da distribuição salarial. Isso nas cidades grandes.

O *mesmo trabalhador* na informalidade ganha 11% a menos que no setor formal.

Excelente trabalho da equipe e do @GRIDdatabase!
Link: https://t.co/nhdnlypC39

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So informal work can cushion the loss of a formal job, but only partly. It is an imperfect insurance mechanism. Read more at https://t.co/qSap3mFOol

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With elections in Brazil over, let’s take some time to learn about its income distribution. 🇧🇷

A thread on GRID research by @NiklasEngbom , @GMGonzaga2 , @economoser and @betaolivieri 🧵

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On its own, the shift to formal jobs accounts for about half the fall in earnings volatility since 2002.