Descriptive Evidence on Labor Market Transitions and the Wage Structure in Germany

Fitzenberger, Bernd; Garloff, Alfred

Descriptive Evidence on Labor Market Transitions and the Wage Structure in Germany

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Datum

2005

Autor:innen

Fitzenberger, Bernd

Garloff, Alfred

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Open Access Green

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Wirtschaftswissenschaften

Publikationstyp

Working Paper/Technical Report

Publikationsstatus

Published

Zusammenfassung

Equilibrium search theory suggests that the wage distribution in a cross section of workers is closely related to labor market transitions and associated wage changes. Accordingly, job to job transitions are central in explaining the wage distribution. This paper uses the IAB employment subsample to describe the empirics of labor market transitions and the wage structure in Germany. Motivated by search theory, we use the data to explore descriptively labor market transitions and features of the wage structure. We find that labor market transition rates vary substantially over the business cycle and with individual characteristics. Regarding job to job transitions, we find considerable wage changes. Most job changes involve considerable gains, but a number of individuals incurs a remarkable loss. Regarding the wage structure, we find strong effects of job to job transitions, age, and education on wage mobility. Based on our descriptive analysis, we conclude that indeed a close relationship exists between wages and labor market transitions as predicted by search theory. However, the noticeable share of wage losses following job to job changes contradicts a simple search theoretic perspective.

Fachgebiet (DDC)

330 Wirtschaft

Schlagwörter

Suchfriktion, Arbeitsmarktveränderungen, search friction, labor market transitions, wages

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FITZENBERGER, Bernd, Alfred GARLOFF, 2005. Descriptive Evidence on Labor Market Transitions and the Wage Structure in Germany

BibTex

@techreport{Fitzenberger2005Descr-11894,
  year={2005},
  series={Diskussionspapiere der DFG-Forschergruppe Heterogene Arbeit},
  title={Descriptive Evidence on Labor Market Transitions and the Wage Structure in Germany},
  number={06/02},
  author={Fitzenberger, Bernd and Garloff, Alfred}
}

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