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variation in regional labor market characteristics. Pure firm changes and occupation-and-job changes after graduation from …. For the majority of cases a change of occupation involves a career progression. In contrast, for job switches the wage …
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variation in regional labor market characteristics. Pure firm changes and occupation-and-job changes after graduation from …. For the majority of cases a change of occupation involves a career progression. In contrast, for job switches the wage …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010512959
Job change is a decision under uncertainty: It is associated with costs whereas the decision is made without full … knowledge about future benefits. In order to investigate the relationship between willingness to take risks and job mobility, we … first extend a model for on-the-job search with nonwage job characteristics by including heterogeneity in risk attitudes …
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In this study, we examine the incidence and direct consequences of job mismatch for German graduates. Beyond measuring … job mismatch by the comparison of qualification obtained by employees and required for a job, we employ self … competences. The results indicate that a substantial share of graduates underutilizes own skills in the job. The rate of …
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In this study, we examine the incidence and direct consequences of job mismatch for German graduates. Beyond measuring … job mismatch by the comparison of qualification obtained by employees and required for a job, we employ self … competences. The results indicate that a substantial share of graduates underutilizes own skills in the job. The rate of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010310854
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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jobs compared to males. There is evidence that working in an interactive job is associated with a compensating negative …
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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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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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job applicants based on apprenticeship wages. It shows that post-apprenticeship employer changers are a negative selection … skilled job in comparison to stayers. Entry wages of employer changers are specifically reduced by high occupation and …
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