development and the explanations of wage mobility, as well as volatility in West Germany, measured by ranks in the wage … employees of larger firms have higher chances of moving upwards. Wages are more volatile in the low-wage sector and for …

This paper characterises establishments that pay higher seniority wages than their competitors. It tests whether … seniority wages are paid on the basis of agency, human capital or efficiency wage considerations. A representative linked … employeremployee panel and an innovative two-step estimation strategy are used to first calculate individual seniority wages taking …

This paper estimates the incidence of corporate taxes on wages using a 20-year panel of German municipalities … framework showing that corporate taxes can have a negative effect on wages in various labor market models. Using an event study … corporate taxes on wages …

In 2003, Germany moved from a system in which participants in training programs for the unemployed are assigned by …

employees. With panel data from 1996-2002, I analyse the impact of continuing training on wages and productivity in a Cobb … on both wages and productivity. The effect on productivity is about three times higher than the one on wages. High …

This paper considers training, mobility decisions and wages together to test for the specificity of human capital … contained in continuing training courses. We empirically analyse the relationship between training, mobility and wages in two …, we find that wages are lower for job changers for the group of training participants, so wages decrease when trained …

seniority wages. This paper uses linked employer-employee data, aggregates individual seniority wages to the establishment level … paper finds that establishments with stronger seniority wages have a higher tenure but hire less older employees …