This paper studies the relationship between employment and wage structures in West Germany based on the IAB employment … groups and between those of different age, taking account of the endogeneity of wages and employment. Compared to estimates … evolution of relative employment measures, we estimate elasticities of substitution between employees in three different skill …

analysis builds on the task-based approach introduced by Autor et al. (2003), as implemented by Spitz-Oener (2006) for Germany … of wage inequality in Germany. -- Wage inequality ; occupations ; tasks ; skill biased technical change ; polarization …

This paper compares trends in wage inequality in the U.S. and Germany using an approach developed by MaCurdy and Mroz ….S. and Germany but there were various country specific aspects of this increase. For the U.S., we find faster wage growth … Germany. Moreover, we see a large role played by cohort effects in Germany, while we find only small cohort effects in the U …

the gender wage gap in West Germany between 2001 and 2006. Based on detailed linked employer-employee data, we show that …

occupational mobility. We use longitudinal data for young workers with apprenticeship training in West Germany. Workers make …

break. Using the correction, the paper confirms that the rise in wage inequality among full-time workers in West Germany …

This study revisits the increase in wage inequality in Germany. Accounting for changes in various sets of observables … and occupation explain fairly little. Extending the analysis to total employment confirms the basic findings, while …

Collective bargaining in Germany takes place either at the industry level or at the firm level; collective bargaining … structure of wages. Ceteris paribus, a higher share of employees in a firm covered by industry-wide or firm-level contracts is … associated with higher wages. Yet, individual bargaining coverage in a covered firm shows a negative impact both on the wage …

the wage effects of mobility among graduates from apprenticeship in Germany. Our instrumental variables approach exploits …

periods and the size of unemployment benefits on unemployment durations and post-unemployment earnings in West Germany. For … unemployment wages. A high wage replacement rate in the low wage sector seems to considerably elongate the duration of unemployment … and it is associated with higher post unemployment wages. …