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Same Educational Level, Same Wage Returns? An Analysis over Time and across Occupations in Germany
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Friedrich, Anett; Hirtz, Sandra – Journal of Education and Work, 2021
Analysing wage differentials due to educational investments within occupations can explain the persistent wage inequality in western industrialised countries, such as Germany. This article contributes to the discussion by examining occupation-specific variance in wage returns for men working full-time in Western Germany between 1976 and 2010. We…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Attainment, Salary Wage Differentials, Occupations
The Changing Distribution of Job Satisfaction.
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Hamermesh, Daniel S. – Journal of Human Resources, 2001
Satisfaction among male workers in upper earnings brackets increased from 1978-1996; similar results were found in Germany for 1984-1996. Little relationship between job satisfaction and persistent earnings inequality was found. Recent shocks to earnings mattered more to current and recent changes in satisfaction than did distant shocks.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Job Satisfaction, Males, Salary Wage Differentials
The Effect of Firm-Based Training on Earnings. Working Paper.
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Long, Mike – 2001
The conclusion of a 1999 Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) report that wage gains for training are higher for workers with lower levels of education was revisited using data for males from the 1997 Australian Survey of Education and Training (SET). The study used methods similar to the OECD report (ordinary least squares…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Attainment, Employment Experience, Foreign Countries