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Do initial conditions persist between firms? : an analysis of firm-entry cohort effects and job losers using matched employer-employee data
Wachter, Till von; Bender, Stefan - Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB) - 2007
firms. It is a longstanding question among economists whether such lasting wage differentials among firms and industries are …. We also find that wage premiums on the past job are lost at job displacement, and that initial positive effects on wage …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010592325
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Founders' experience and self-employment duration : the importance of being a 'Jack-of-all-trades'. An analysis based on competing risks
Oberschachtsiek, Dirk - Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB) - 2008
"This paper investigates how founders' experience and professional background affect the duration of periods of self-employment … self-employment. It turns out that a broad range of competences is not sufficient in order to prolong the expected duration …. However, a comprehensive set of skills combined with sales/business experience can extend the duration of self-employment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010592361
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Employment stability of entrants in newly founded firms : a matching approach using linked employer-employee data from Germany
Schnabel, Claus; Kohaut, Susanne; Brixy, Udo - Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB) - 2008
incumbent firms. Our results indicate that individuals' employment stability was higher in incumbent than in newly founded firms …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005342798
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Employment stability of entrants in newly founded firms : a matching approach using linked employer-employee data from Germany
Schnabel, Claus; Kohaut, Susanne; Brixy, Udo - Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB) - 2008
incumbent firms. Our results indicate that individuals' employment stability was higher in incumbent than in newly founded firms …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010592456