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A note on risk aversion and labour market outcomes : further evidence from German survey data
Pfeifer, Christian (contributor) - 2008
, employer change, quits, training, wages, and job satisfaction). -- Employment ; job search ; human capital ; risk aversion … ; wages …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003719634
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The impact of wage increases on job satisfaction : empirical evidence and theoretical implications
Grund, Christian; Sliwka, Dirk - 2001
The impact of wage increases on job satisfaction are explored. First, it is empirically established that current job satisfaction rises with absolute wage level as well as with wage increases. Second, a basic job satisfaction function is constructed based on the empirical results, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011404103
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All-star or benchwarmer? : relative age, cohort size and career success in the NHL
Bryson, Alex; Gómez, Rafael; Zhang, Tingting - 2014
We analyze the performance outcomes of National Hockey League (NHL) players over 18 seasons (1990-1991 to 2007-2008) as a function of the demographic conditions into which they were born. We have three main findings. First, larger birth cohorts substantially affect careers. A player born into a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010436158
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Job mismatches and career mobility
Wen, Le; Maani, Sholeh A. - 2018
Does over-education assist or hinder occupational advancement? Career mobility theory hypothesizes that over-education leads to a higher level of occupational advancement and wage growth over time, with mixed international empirical evidence. This paper re-tests career mobility theory directly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011914835
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Career interruptions and current earnings : the role of interruption type, compensation component, and gender
Gerst, Benedikt; Grund, Christian - 2017
This study examines how career interruptions and subsequent wages of employees are related. Using individual panel data …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011641615
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Job levels and wages
Bayer, Christian; Kuhn, Moritz - 2023
Job levels summarize the complexity, autonomy, and responsibility of task execution. Conceptually, job levels are related to the organization of production, are distinct from occupations, and can be constructed from data on task execution. We highlight their empirical role in matched...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014285786
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An economic analysis of identity and career choice
Knoth Humlum, Maria (contributor);  … - 2007
Standard economic models which focus on pecuniary payoffs cannot explain why there are highly able individuals who choose careers with low pecuniary returns. Therefore, financial incentives are unlikely to be effective in influencing career choices of these individuals. Based on Akerlof and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003566280
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Are personality traits really fixed and does it matter?
Stillman, Steven; Velamuri, Malathi - 2020
number of life events on the Big Five personality traits and locus of control. A subset of life events have large impacts on … then demonstrate that treating personality traits as fixed can lead to biased estimates of their relationship with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012236880
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The effects of personality traits on adult labor market outcomes : evidence from siblings
Fletcher, Jason - 2012
many other studies. -- personality ; wages ; sibling fixed effects …While large literatures have shown that cognitive ability and schooling increases employment and wages, an emerging … important role in producing both personality and other non-cognitive skills and labor market outcomes is family background …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009533374
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Who makes it to the top? : differential rewards to personality across gender and occupation in the UK
Josten, Cecily; Lordan, Grace - 2024
This study tests whether personality traits are legitimately rewarded in the labour market or whether there are … differing rewards across gender that cannot be explained with productivity. We investigate if personality traits affect the … gender norms for wages. Further, female legislators and senior officials who are conscientious, extraverted, neurotic and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014463253