Individual heterogeneity, job matching, and returns to tenure in Germany

by Kenneth A. Couch

Data from the German Socio-Economic Panel are used to examine the roles of individual heterogeneity and job match quality in generating commonly observed wage-tenure profiles. The evidence presented in the paper indicates that once those factors are reflected in the estimations, the returns to seniority are no longer measurable. Job match quality appears to be the dominant factor in the German labor market in generating an upward sloping wage-tenure profile.

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Year of publication:	2001
Authors:	Couch, Kenneth A.
Published in:	Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung. - Berlin : Duncker & Humblot, ISSN 1861-1559, ZDB-ID 2096606-4. - Vol. 70.2001, 1, p. 39-43
Subject:	Deutschland \| Germany \| Lohn \| Wages \| Betriebszugehörigkeit \| Job tenure \| Arbeitsmobilität \| Labour mobility \| Personalauswahl \| Personnel selection \| Vergütungssystem \| Compensation system

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Type of publication:	Article
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Aufsatz in Zeitschrift ; Article in journal
Language:	English
Notes:	Systemvoraussetzung: Acrobat Reader
Other identifiers:	10.3790/vjh.70.1.39 [DOI] hdl:10419/99180 [Handle]
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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