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Microeconometric analyses on determinants of individual labour market outcomes

Simon, Lisa - 2019

This doctoral thesis analyses the impact of education and other determinants on labour market outcomes using … terms of credibility, relevance, and expectedness by gender and education level. Females are particularly rewarded for IT … and language skills and males for maturity. Chapter 3 analyses the impact of beliefs about refugees' education levels on …

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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....

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The Intergenerational Transmission of Occupational Preferences, Segregation, and Wage Inequality - Empirical Evidence from Europe and the United States

Eberharter, Veronika V. - 2012

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The Promise of Workplace Training for Non-College-Bound Youth: Theory and Evidence from German Apprenticeship

Clark, Damon; Fahr, René - 2001

This paper assesses the potential of ?workplace training? with reference to German Apprenticeship. When occupational matching is important, we derive conditions under which firms provide ?optimal? training packages. Since the German system broadly meets these conditions, we evaluate the...

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Matching skills of individuals and firms along the career path : conference paper

Bublitz, Elisabeth - 2013 - Draft version

This paper presents an analytical setup that makes predictions for the relationships between firm and occupation specific human capital and job switches. The predictions are then tested using the task based approach. The results, based on data for Germany, show that the degree to which firm...

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The costs of job loss and task usage

Kauhanen, Antti; Riukula, Krista - 2019

This study examines the degree to which the effects of job loss depend on task usage and task distance to other jobs. We use linked employer-employee data and representative survey data on task usage and plant closures to identify individuals who have lost their jobs involuntarily. We find that...

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Skill mismatch and learning-by-doing : theory and evidence from time allocation on tasks

Storm, Eduard - 2023

This paper studies wage effects and job mobility as a result of skill mismatch in worker- occupation pairs. I develop a Roy model in which learning on the job induces workers to shift more time towards job-specific activities. Using a short task panel containing data on worker’s time...

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The promise of workplace training for non-college-bound youth : theory and evidence from German apprenticeship

Clark, Damon; Fahr, René - 2001

This paper assesses the potential of "workplace training" with reference to German Apprenticeship. When occupational matching is important, we derive conditions under which firms provide "optimal" training packages. Since the German system broadly meets these conditions, we evaluate the...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011403966

Occuptational choice across generations

Constant, Amelie F.; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2004

occupational choice, and that individuals with more education choose higher ranking jobs. The role of experience is important for … more influenced by their mother?s education and not by their fathers? occupation. …

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Occupational choice across generations

Constant, Amelie F.; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2003

occupational choice, and that individuals with more education choose higher ranking jobs. The role of experience is important for … is more influenced by their mother?s education and not by their fathers? occupation. …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010272294