"This paper studies individual log real wage change of east and west Germans over the period 1990/91 to 1995/96 using data from the German Socio-economic Panel. Parameters are estimated by median regression. Human capital theory and job mobility theories have implications for wage changes that differ between a transition and a non-transition economy. Wage changes decrease in experience according to human capital theory. But during a transition shock the introduction of new production techniques implies that experienced and inexperienced workers invest similarly in on-the-job training. Hence, annual wage changes do not vary much with experience. The estimation results reflect this difference. Matching and on-the-job search theory imply the f...
We extend the literature on transition economies' wage structures by investigating the returns to te...
We analyze the dramatic decline of the employment share of unskilled labor in the West German econom...
Distinguishing carefully between mobility across firms and across occupations, this study provides ...
"This paper studies individual log real wage change of east and west Germans over the period 1990/91...
Abstract This study analyses the individual determinants of log real wage changes for east and west ...
"Economic job search theory offers two complementary predictions about the effects of unemployment b...
Economic job search theory offers two complementary predictions about the effects of unemployment be...
"Utility theory approaches for explaining migration decisions are based on the consideration that mo...
"Since the early 90's the West German firms have to deal with sharp changes of economic environment:...
Using data from the German Socio Economic Panel (SOEP) for the years 1984 to 2007, this paper analys...
Diese Dissertation umfasst drei Aufsätze, von denen sich die ersten beiden mit dem Phänomen der beru...
"We analyse the effects of public sector sponsored training for the unemployed in the transition pro...
This thesis consists of three essays that contribute to the empirical literature on employment and w...
"This report examines structural change in employment and the development of servicesector jobs in G...
Distinguishing carefully between mobility across firms and across occupations, this study provides ...
We extend the literature on transition economies' wage structures by investigating the returns to te...
We analyze the dramatic decline of the employment share of unskilled labor in the West German econom...
Distinguishing carefully between mobility across firms and across occupations, this study provides ...
"This paper studies individual log real wage change of east and west Germans over the period 1990/91...
Abstract This study analyses the individual determinants of log real wage changes for east and west ...
"Economic job search theory offers two complementary predictions about the effects of unemployment b...
Economic job search theory offers two complementary predictions about the effects of unemployment be...
"Utility theory approaches for explaining migration decisions are based on the consideration that mo...
"Since the early 90's the West German firms have to deal with sharp changes of economic environment:...
Using data from the German Socio Economic Panel (SOEP) for the years 1984 to 2007, this paper analys...
Diese Dissertation umfasst drei Aufsätze, von denen sich die ersten beiden mit dem Phänomen der beru...
"We analyse the effects of public sector sponsored training for the unemployed in the transition pro...
This thesis consists of three essays that contribute to the empirical literature on employment and w...
"This report examines structural change in employment and the development of servicesector jobs in G...
Distinguishing carefully between mobility across firms and across occupations, this study provides ...
We extend the literature on transition economies' wage structures by investigating the returns to te...
We analyze the dramatic decline of the employment share of unskilled labor in the West German econom...
Distinguishing carefully between mobility across firms and across occupations, this study provides ...