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Maintaining (locus of) control? Assessing the impact of locus of control on education decisions and wages
Piatek, Rémi; Pinger, Pia R. - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2010
This paper establishes that individuals with an internal locus of control, i.e., who believe that reinforcement in life comes from their own actions instead of being determined by luck or destiny, earn higher wages. However, this positive effect only translates into labor income via the channel...
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The Impact of Training on Earnings: Differences Between Participant Groups and Training Forms
Kuckulenz, Anja; Zwick, Thomas - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2003
the literature on earnings effects of training. First, the earnings effect of training is calculated for different ?types … distinguish between the earnings impact of external and internal training. For our analysis, we use the ?Qualification and Career … participation on earnings correcting for the endogeneity of training participation. By using a broad list of employee and employer …
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Continuing Vocational Training in Germany: A Comparative Study Using 3 German Data Set
Kuckulenz, Anja - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2006
Empirical work on continuing training in Germany provides surprisingly divergent evidence on the incidence of training. This makes comparison of econometric analyses of the impact of training on labour market outcomes di?cult. Three large German data sets are used here to bring to light the data...
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Comparing the part-time wage gap in Germany and the Netherlands
Wolf, Elke - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2001
In this paper, I contrast the quality of part-time jobs - in terms of hourly wage rates - with those of full-timers. Using the Netherlands as a benchmark, helps to assess the size and seriousness of the estimated wage differentials in Germany. Based on two comparable household surveys, I...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005097898
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Growing into Work - Pseudo Panel Data Evidence on Labor Market Entrance in Germany
Inkmann, Joachim; Klotz, Stefan; Pohlmeier, Winfried - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 1998
subsequent earnings and if a potential reduction lasts over the individual's labor market history. We construct a pseudo panel of … 1979, 1985/86, and 1991/92. Analyzing the pseudo panel data we find a strong negative impact on earnings for both a failed …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008567513
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Give missings a chance: Combined stochastic and rule-based approach to improve regression models with mismeasured monotonic covariates without side information
Dlugosz, Stephan - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2011
Register data are known for their large sample size and good data quality. The measurement accuracy of variables highly depends on their high importance for administrative processes. The education variable in the IAB employment sub-sample is an example for information that is gathered without a...
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Gregariousness, interactive jobs and wages
Pfeiffer, Friedhelm; Schulz, Nico Johannes - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2011
Gregariousness is an important aspect of human life with implications for labour market outcomes. The paper examines, to the best of our knowledge for the first time for Germany, gregariousness and social interaction at the workplace and associated wage differentials. Our empirical findings with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008869226
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Noncognitive skills in economics: Models, measurement, and empirical evidence
Thiel, Hendrik; Thomsen, Stephan L. - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2011
There is an increasing economic literature considering personality traits as a source of individual differences in labor market productivity and other outcomes. This paper provides an overview on the role of these skills regarding three main aspects: measurement, development over the life...
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How acid are lemons? Adverse selection and signalling for skilled labour market entrants
Wagner, Robert; Zwick, Thomas - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2012
This paper jointly analyses the consequences of adverse selection and signalling on entry wages of skilled employees. It uses German linked employer employee panel data (LIAB) and introduces a measure for relative productivity of skilled job applicants based on apprenticeship wages. It shows...
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Field of study, qualification mismatch, and wages: Does sorting matter?
Berlingieri, Francesco; Zierahn, Ulrich - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2014
Graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) are usually found to have higher wages and a lower risk of overqualification. However, it is unclear whether we can interpret the effect of STEM subjects on overqualification and wages in a causal way, since individuals...
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