We formulate an empirical model of promotion with dynamic self-selection where the current promotion probability … specific attributes, time varying firm specific variables (firm size and profits) as well as endogenous past promotion … histories. We examine the causal effect of previous promotion histories (as measured by realized speed of promotion) on future …

This paper provides new evidence about horizontal transfer and promotion using the largest available personnel panel … employees' promotion and horizontal transfers. Then, we show theoretically that task-specific human capital can naturally …