Germany. We show evidence that job mobility is higher in the UK than in Germany, and that job movers may be negatively … selected in Germany, but not in the UK. Our findings suggest that returns to experience are substantially higher in the UK … in the UK and 30 percent in Germany. Separate estimates for different qualification groups show that in Germany, it is …

This paper jointly analyses the consequences of adverse selection and signalling on entry wages of skilled employees … job applicants based on apprenticeship wages. It shows that post-apprenticeship employer changers are a negative selection … from the training firms’ point of view. Negative selection leads to lower average wages of employer changersin the first …

applied to aggregate duration data. It does not require wage data, it is invariant to the way in which wages are determined … separate analyses for the USA, the UK, Germany and the Netherlands. We quantify the monopsony power due to search frictions and …

European older workers and their wages, relying on the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe. Undertaking training … activities is associated with 6.3% higher wages. This premium is sizeable and is similar to that of attaining an upper or post … are highest in Austria, Germany, Greece, and Italy and are about half that in France and Spain. No premium is found for …

Switzerland and three percent in Germany. The impact of occupational feminization on wages is not linear, but sets apart … examines whether occupational feminization is accompanied by a decline in wages: Do workers suffer a wage penalty if they … remain in, or move into, feminizing occupations? We analzye this question over the 1990s and 2000s in Britain, Germany and …