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Better safe than sorry? : the effects of income risk, unemployment risk and the interaction of these risks on wages
Nagl, Wolfgang - 2013
We examine whether income and unemployment risks are compensated by individual wages. Using a portfolio approach we … show that the marginal income risk effect on wages is always positive whereas the marginal unemployment risk effect …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011581770
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In vino pecunia? : the association between beverage-specific drinking behavior and wages
Ziebarth, Nicolas R.; Grabka, Markus M. - 2008
The positive association between moderate alcohol consumption and wages is well documented in the economic literature …-specific drinking behavior and wages. In our analysis, we disentangle the general wage effect of drinking into diverse effects for … different types of drinkers. Mincerian estimates reveal significant and positive relationships between wine drinkers and wages …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011631967
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Occupational attainment and earnings among immigrant groups : evidence from New Zealand
Maani, Sholeh A.; Dai, Mengyu; Inkson, Kerr - 2015
This paper concerns the prediction of career success among migrants. We focus specifically on the role of occupation as a mediating variable between the predictor variables education and time since migration, and the dependent variable career success as denoted by occupational status, linked to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011346678
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The impact of horizontal job-education mismatches on the earnings of recent university graduates in Russia
Rudakov, Victor; Figueiredo, Hugo; Teixeira, Pedro; … - 2019
This paper analyses the determinants and consequences of horizontal job-education mismatches, an increasingly relevant topic in debates about education and labour markets. This issue reflects the articulation of educational fields and occupations in the labour market. We evaluate the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012022747
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Mobility across firms and occupations among graduates from apprenticeship
Fitzenberger, Bernd; Licklederer, Stefanie; Zwiener, Hanna - 2015
Distinguishing carefully between mobility across firms and across occupations, this study provides causal estimates of the wage effects of mobility among graduates from apprenticeship in Germany. Our instrumental variables approach exploits variation in regional labor market characteristics....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010510683
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Mobility across firms and occupations among graduates from apprenticeship
Fitzenberger, Bernd; Licklederer, Stefanie; Zwiener, Hanna - 2015
Distinguishing carefully between mobility across firms and across occupations, this study provides causal estimates of the wage effects of mobility among graduates from apprenticeship in Germany. Our instrumental variables approach exploits variation in regional labor market characteristics....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010513366
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Comparing wage levels and developments in Europe : mind the data source
Schröder, Joris; Schwarzhappel, Monika - 2020
Wages directly affect the wellbeing and living conditions of the working population, household consumption and domestic … measurements used. First, we look at the most frequently used data sources for information on individual wages (national accounts … definitions applied (labour cost, compensation, wages and salaries, gross earnings) and measurement issues (employees, full …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012152969
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The cyclical behaviour of employers' monopsony power and workers' wages : conference paper
Hirsch, Boris; Jahn, Elke J.; Schnabel, Claus - 2014
This paper investigates the behaviour of employers' monopsony power and workers' wages over the business cycle. Using … workers' entry wages are of similar magnitude as those predicted under monopsonistic wage setting, suggesting that monopsony …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010485288
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The twin effects of globalization : evidence from a sample of Indian manufacturing firms
Daveri, Francesco; Manasse, Paolo; Serra, Danila - 2010
Employees of globalized firms face a riskier menu of labor market outcomes. They face a more uncertain stream of earnings and riskier employment prospects. However, they may also have stronger incentives to train and upgrade their skills and/or may benefit from more rapid careers. Hence, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008697164
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In vino pecunia? : the association between beverage-specific drinking behavior and wages
Ziebarth, Nicolas R.; Grabka, Markus M. - 2009
The positive association between moderate alcohol consumption and wages is well documented in the economic literature …-specific drinking behavior and wages. In our analysis, we disentangle the general wage effect of drinking into diverse effects for … different types of drinkers. Mincerian estimates reveal significant and positive relationships between wine drinkers and wages …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009663840