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Gorlitz, Katja – Economics of Education Review, 2011
Using German linked employer-employee data, this paper investigates the short-term impact of on-the-job training on wages. The applied estimation approach was first introduced by Leuven and Oosterbeek (2008). Wages of employees who intended to participate in training but did not do so because of a random event are compared to wages of training…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Economics, Wages, On the Job Training
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Buchel, Felix – Economics of Education Review, 2002
Examines why German firms hire overeducated employees in low-skill jobs and pay them more than correctly educated ones. Finds that overeducated employees are more productive, enjoy better health, participate more in on-the-job training, and have longer firm tenure than their correctly educated colleagues. (Contains 28 references.) (PKP)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Health, Job Satisfaction