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Immigration, social networks, and occupational mismatch
Alaverdyan, Sevak; Zaharieva, Anna - 2019
use data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) over the period 2000-2014. First, we document that referral hiring … used more frequently by immigrant workers compared to natives. Second, our data reveals that referral hiring is associated … channels (formal and referral hiring) and two occupations. When modeling social networks we take into account ethnic and …
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Der Zusammenhang zwischen sportlicher (Wettkampf-)Aktivität und kognitiver Leistung
Müller, Micha - 2016
Der positive Einfluss sportlicher (Wettkampf-)Aktivität auf den Arbeitsmarkterfolg beispielsweise in Form höherer Entlohnung wurde bereits mehrfach nachgewiesen. In diesem Beitrag wird mit Daten des Sozioökonomischen Panels (SOEP) analysiert, ob die sportliche (Wettkampf-)Aktivität zu einer...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011467779
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Occupational sex segregation and management-level wages in Germany: What role does firm size play?
Busch, Anne; Holst, Elke - 2012
The paper analyzes the gender pay gap in private-sector management positions based on German panel data and using fixed-effects models. It deals with the effect of occupational sex segregation on wages, and the extent to which wage penalties for managers in predominantly female occupations are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010286911
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Occupational Sex Segregation and Management-Level Wages in Germany: What Role Does Firm Size Play?
Busch, Anne; Holst, Elke - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2012
The paper analyzes the gender pay gap in private-sector management positions based on German panel data and using fixed-effects models. It deals with the effect of occupational sex segregation on wages, and the extent to which wage penalties for managers in predominantly female occupations are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010547957
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Inequality-adjusted gender wage differentials in Germany
Selezneva, Ekaterina; Van Kerm, Philippe - 2013
This paper exploits data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) to re-examine the gender wage gap in Germany on the basis of inequality-adjusted measures of wage differentials which fully account for gender differences in pay distributions. The inequality-adjusted gender pay gap measures...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010322352
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Gregariousness, Interactive Jobs and Wages
Pfeiffer, Friedhelm; Schulz, Nico Johannes - 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/10011601005
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Time is money: The influence of parenthood timing on wages
Kind, Michael; Kleibrink, Jan - 2012
This paper studies the effect of parenthood timing on future wages. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), we employ an instrumental variable approach to identify the causal effect of delaying parenthood on wages of mothers and fathers. Consistent with previous studies, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010287230
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Convergence or divergence? Immigrant wage assimilation patterns in Germany
Zibrowius, Michael - 2012
Using a rich panel data set, I estimate wage assimilation patterns for immigrants in Germany as an example of a key European destination country. This study contributes to the literature by performing separate estimations by skill groups. Comparisons with similar natives reveal that immigrants'...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010287579
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The intergenerational transmission of occupational preferences, segregation, and wage inequality: Empirical evidence from three countries
Eberharter, Veronika V. - 2012
Based on longitudinal data (CNEF 1980-2010) the paper analyzes the structuring effects of individual and family background characteristics on occupational preferences, and the influence of occupational segregation on gender wage differentials in Germany, Great Britain, and the United States....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010290726
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The Intergenerational Transmission of Occupational Preferences, Segregation, and Wage Inequality: Empirical Evidence from Three Countries
Eberharter, Veronika V. - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2012
Based on longitudinal data (CNEF 1980-2010) the paper analyzes the structuring effects of individual and family background characteristics on occupational preferences, and the influence of occupational segregation on gender wage differentials in Germany, Great Britain, and the United States....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010818238