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Overeducation, undereducation, and the theory of career mobility
Büchel, Felix; Mertens, Antje - 2001
The theory of career mobility (Sicherman and Galor 1990) claims that wage penalties for overeducated workers are … compensated by better promotion prospects. Sicherman (1991) was able to confirm this theory in an empirical study. However, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009616783
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Job stability trends, layoffs and quits : an empirical analysis for West Germany
Bergemann, Annette; Mertens, Antje - 2000
This paper studies signs and reasons of decline of job stability in West Germany. Using data from the German Socio …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009618363
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Training systems and labor mobility : a comparison between Germany and Sweden
Korpi, Tomas; Mertens, Antje - 2002
training (Germany) on inter-firm, inter-occupational, and inter-industrial mobility. The results show that workers with a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009621425
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Fixed-term contracts in East and West Germany : low wages, poor prospects?
McGinnity, Frances; Mertens, Antje - 2002 - Rev.
temporary employees in Germany using socio-economic panel data from the late 1990s. Compared to simple OLS estimates, using a …-tier labour market for temporary employment in Germany. -- mobility ; unemployment ; Fixed-term contracts ; dynamic wages …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009627289
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Job stability trends and labor market (re-)entry in West Germany 1984 - 1997
Mertens, Antje - 1999
This paper investigates whether job stability in western Germany shows any signs of decline and compares the findings …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009580458
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Estimating wage losses of displaced workers in Germany
Burda, Michael C.; Mertens, Antje - 1999
This paper investigates the effect of displacement on reemployment wages of socially insured West German workers who became unemployed in 1986. Because detailed information on the cause of job loss is unavailable, displacement status is imputed using a probit estimated on the German...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009580479