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Nakamura, Alice, Emi Nakamura, Kyle Phong & Jón Steinsson (2019): New evidence on the cyclicality of employer-to-employer flows from Canada. In: AEA papers and proceedings, Jg. 109, S. 456-460. DOI:10.1257/pandp.20191053

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"This paper presents new estimates of gross worker flows for Canada for the sample period 1978 to 2016. We use administrative data from the Canadian Record of Employment in combination with the Canadian Labor Force Survey to estimate employer-to-employer flows in addition to flows between labor market states. We highlight three main results: Roughly two-thirds of all job separations are employer-to-employer flows. Employer-to-Employer flows are highly procyclical. The combination of these two results means that total job separations are procyclical. If employer-to-employer flows improve match quality, our results imply that recessions have a sullying effect on the labor market." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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O'Bar, Andrew (2019): What’s behind occupational separations? In: Monthly labor review, Jg. June, S. 1-11. DOI:10.21916/mlr.2019.13

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"Using the latest models of occupational separations from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, this article examines how the demographic characteristics of workers affect their probabilities of leaving the labor force or changing occupations. The article demonstrates that two factors—age and educational attainment—have the greatest impact on separations." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Pearlman, Jessica (2019): Occupational mobility for whom? Education, cohorts, the life course and occupational gender composition, 1970-2010. In: Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, Jg. 59, H. February, S. 81-93. DOI:10.1016/j.rssm.2018.11.009

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Pettinicchi, Yuri & Axel Börsch-Supan (2019): Long-term effects of different labour careers. In: A. Börsch-Supan, J. Bristle, K. Andersen-Ranberg, A. Brugiavini, F. Jusot, H. Litwin & G. Weber (Hrsg.) (2019): Health and socio-economic status over the life course : First results from SHARE Waves 6 and 7, S. 109-117. DOI:10.1515/9783110617245-011

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"This chapter computes the share of active labour market participation during an individual's life course. We also count the number of job spells to distinguish workers with dynamic careers, that is, workers who changed several jobs over a lifetime. On the one hand, jobs changes may imply income improvements attributable to promotion or better matching. On the other hand, a large number of job changes may also be attributable to many exits from and re-entries into the labour market that are likely to reduce income growth over the life cycle. We identify four categories of labour careers: always active individuals with one job spell, always active individuals with several job spells, seldom active individuals with one job spell and seldom active individuals with several job spells." (Text excerpt, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Bellani, Luna & Vigile Marie Fabella (2018): Upward income mobility and legislator support for education policies. (IZA discussion paper 11324), Bonn, 32 S.

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"This paper investigates how upward mobility affects legislator voting behavior towards education policies. We develop an electoral competition model where voters are altruistic parents and politicians are office seeking. In this setting the future economic status of the children is affected both by current public education spending and by the level of upward mobility. Using a newly compiled dataset of roll call voting on California education legislation matched with electoral district-level upward mobility we find that the likelihood of a legislator voting 'no' on redistributive education bills decreases by 10 percentage points when upward mobility in his electoral district decreases by a standard deviation." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Cisternas, Gonzalo (2018): Career concerns and the nature of skills. In: American Economic Journal. Microeconomics, Jg. 10, H. 2, S. 152-189. DOI:10.1257/mic.20160277

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"I examine how career concerns are shaped by the nature of productive actions taken by workers. A worker's skills follow a Gaussian process with an endogenous component reflecting human- capital accumulation. Effort and skills are substitutes both in the output process (as in Holmström 1999) and in the skills technology. The focus is on deterministic equilibria by virtue of Gaussian learning. When effort and skills are direct inputs to production and skills are exogenous, effort can be inefficiently high in the beginning of a career. In contrast, when skills are the only input to production but accumulate through past effort choices, the worker always underinvests in skill acquisition. At the center of the discrepancy are two types of ex post errors that arise at interpreting output due to an identification problem faced by the market. Finally, the robustness of the underinvestment result is explored via variations in the skill- accumulation technology and in the information structure, and policy implications are discussed." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Eriksson, Rikard H., Emelie Hane-Weijman & Martin Henning (2018): Sectoral and geographical mobility of workers after large establishment cutbacks or closures. In: Environment and planning. A, Economy and space, Jg. 50, H. 5, S. 1071-1091. DOI:10.1177/0308518X18772581

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"This paper studies redundant workers' industrial and geographical mobility, and the consequences of post-redundancy mobility for regional policy strategies. This is accomplished by means of a database covering all workers who became redundant in major shutdowns or cutbacks in Sweden between 1990 and 2005. Frequencies of industrial and geographical mobility are described over time, and the influence of some important characteristics that make workers more likely to be subject to particular forms of mobilities are assessed. We find that re-employment rates vary extensively across industries and time. Whereas going back to the same or related industries is the most common re-employment strategy among workers who find a new job in the first year, workers who do not benefit from quick re-employment are increasingly squeezed out to new job fields and regions. Older workers and workers with high vested interest in their original industries usually employ a 'same-industry/same-region' strategy. This most frequent, and perhaps often most attractive, same-industry strategy comes at a cost, however. Individuals who instead pursue other mobility strategies have a lower risk of suffering from another major redundancy in the future. Thus, in terms of regional policy, strategies promoting diversification to related industries after major redundancies seem to be much more important than trying to retain workers in their old industry. In this case the route via education (university or vocational training) is important, as it increases the likelihood of successfully changing industry at time of re-employment." (Author's abstract, © 2018 a Pion publication) ((en))

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Frederiksen, Anders & Takao Kato (2018): Human capital and career success. Evidence from linked employer-employee data. In: The economic journal, Jg. 128, H. 613, S. 1952-1982. DOI:10.1111/ecoj.12504

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"Using Danish registry data covering the population of Danish workers, we provide new and robust evidence with external validity on the importance of the breadth of human capital for top management appointments, and support/enrich the human capital theory of corporate leadership by Gibbons and Waldman and Lazear. Our analysis allows for both internal promotion and external recruitment as means to achieve top management appointments, and yields additional findings: the breath of human capital is more important in mature firms, as predicted by the theory; and the concept of firm-specific human capital applies to the breadth of human capital." (Author's abstract, Published by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons) ((en))

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Fries-Tersch, Elena, Tugce Tugran, Ludovica Rossi & Harriet Bradley (2018): 2017 annual report on intra-EU labour mobility. Final Report Second edition September 2018. (... annual report on intra-EU labour mobility / European Commission), Luxembourg, 250 S. DOI:10.2767/077683

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"This report provides an annually updated picture of intra-EU labor mobility in the EU. It presents an overview of stocks and flows of all and of active EU movers of working age using the most up-to-date EU-wide comparable data. Therefore, the report identifies main countries of destination and of origin and identifies major changes compared to previous years in the Member States. Like every year, the report looks at the situation of movers on the labor market, by comparing indicators such as employment rates, occupations, sectors of activity, education, over-qualification between different groups of movers, to nationals in the country of residence and over time. Furthermore, the report addresses a variety of specific topics, that differ from year to year, depending on current developments and policy needs. This year, the report specifically looks at the gender dimension of mobility, language and other barriers to cross-border mobility in neighboring regions; and at the mobility of health professionals." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Heijden, Beatrice I. J. M. van der, Maria C. W. Peeters, Pascale M. Le Blanc & J. Wim M. Van Breukelen (2018): Job characteristics and experience as predictors of occupational turnover intention and occupational turnover in the European nursing sector. In: Journal of vocational behavior, Jg. 108, H. October, S. 108-120. DOI:10.1016/j.jvb.2018.06.008

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"The present study aims to unravel the relationships between job demands and resources, occupational turnover intention, and occupational turnover. To do so, we tested a model wherein associations between nurses' age, tenure in profession and tenure with present employer (experience in the profession), job demands (emotional demands, work-home interference), and job resources (influence at work and opportunities for development) predicted occupational turnover intention, and, subsequently, occupational turnover. A longitudinal survey was conducted among a sample of 753 nurses working in European health care institutions (hospitals, nursing homes, and community/home care). The results supported the hypotheses that job demands are positively related with occupational turnover intention while job resources and experience in the nursing profession are negatively related with occupational turnover intention. We did not find evidence supporting the hypothesis that occupational turnover intention mediates the relationship between job demands and job resources on the one hand, and occupational turnover on the other hand. Experience in the nursing profession had a direct effect on occupational turnover, in addition to the direct effect of occupational turnover intention. The implications of our findings for understanding the process through which health care organizations can affect occupational turnover intention and actual exit behavior, are discussed." (Author's abstract, © 2018 Elsevier) ((en))

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Jinkins, David & Annaig Morin (2018): Job-to-job transitions, sorting, and wage growth. In: Labour economics, Jg. 55, H. December, S. 300-327. DOI:10.1016/j.labeco.2018.10.008

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"In this paper we measure the relative contribution of firm effects and match quality to wage growth experienced by workers moving between jobs. We provide evidence that firm effects only explain a small share of the observed wage dynamics. We also show that standard assumptions on match quality used to estimate fixed-effect wage models are not well supported in Danish data. We propose an alternative strategy to estimate an additive model of wage changes that includes a freely-varying match effect for all but a subset of job changers. Using estimates from Danish linked worker-firm data, we find that 44% of the wage growth experienced by job-to-job movers is attributable to an improvement in the quality of the worker-firm match, and 66% of the variance of wage growth is explained by the variance of the change in match effects." (Author's abstract, © 2018 Elsevier) ((en))

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McCollum, David, Ye Liu, Allan Findlay, Zhiqiang Feng & Glenna Nightingale (2018): Determinants of occupational mobility: the importance of place of work. In: Regional Studies. Journal of the Regional Studies Association, Jg. 52, H. 12, S. 1612-1623. DOI:10.1080/00343404.2018.1424993

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"This research focuses on individual and place-based determinants of occupational mobility in Scotland over the period 2001 - 11. Its originality relates to the importance of workplace location, rather than residential locations, on occupational mobility, and in questioning the idea that spatial mobility accelerates occupational mobility. The findings also indicate that skill level and employment in 'knowledge-intensive' sectors are key determinants of career progression. Urban career escalator effects are found to be particularly evident for higher-skilled workers. The findings point to the importance of spatial sophistication and sectoral sensitivity in understandings of occupational mobility." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Merlino, Luca Paolo, Pierpaolo Parrotta & Dario Pozzoli (2018): Gender differences in sorting. In: Industrial Relations, Jg. 57, H. 4, S. 671-709. DOI:10.1111/irel.12216

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"In this paper, we investigate gender differences in workers' career development within and outside the firm to explain the existence of gender wage gaps. Using Danish employer-employee matched data, we find that good female workers are more likely to move to better firms than men but are less likely to be promoted. Furthermore, these differences in career advancement widen after the first child is born. Our findings suggest that career impediments in certain firms cause the most productive female workers to seek better jobs in firms in which there is less gender bias." (Author's abstract, Published by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons) ((en))

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Novak, Pavel (2018): Berufliche Mobilität von Lehrpersonen. Eine empirische Untersuchung zum Berufswechsel von Primarlehrpersonen zu Berufsfachschullehrpersonen für Allgemeinbildung an Schweizer Berufsfachschulen. (Internationale Hochschulschriften 649), Münster: Waxmann, 382 S.

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"Im Mittelpunkt der Untersuchung steht die berufliche Mobilität von Schweizer Primarlehrpersonen. Diese sind aus der obligatorischen Schule aus- und an die Berufsfachschule umgestiegen, wo sie das Fach Allgemeinbildender Unterricht (ABU) betreuen. Aus den berufsbiographischen Erzählungen geht hervor, dass die Primarlehrpersonen ihre Entscheidung, an die Berufsfachschule zu wechseln, als nichtintendiert und 'zufällig' interpretieren. In der Regel geht der berufliche Umstieg auf eine direkte Anfrage seitens einer Berufsfachschule zurück ('Rekrutierungsmodell'). Der Umstieg erfolgt aus unterschiedlichen Motiven, wobei bei den Umsteigern eher karriereorientierte und bei den Umsteigerinnen eher pragmatische Motive vorwiegen. Die Umsteiger*innen gehen ein wohlkalkuliertes Risiko ein, da sie trotz des Berufswechsels innerhalb des pädagogischen Berufsfelds verbleiben. Die Studie ergänzt die Forschung zur beruflichen Laufbahn von Schweizer Primarlehrpersonen um eine bisher unbekannte Facette." (Verlagsangaben, IAB-Doku)

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Ommeren, Jos van (2018): Commuting and Relocation of Jobs and Residences. (Routledge revivals), London: Routledge, 184 S.

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This title was first published in 2000: An analysis of commuting behaviour from an integrated labour and housing market perspective. A theoretical search model is proposed and analyzed with an emphasis on two-owner households. The book provides insights into the relationship between job and residential moving and commuting behaviour.

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Pearlman, Jessica (2018): Gender differences in the impact of job mobility on earnings. The role of occupational segregation. In: Social science research, Jg. 74, H. August, S. 30-44. DOI:10.1016/j.ssresearch.2018.05.010

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Robinson, Chris (2018): Occupational mobility, occupation distance, and specific human capital. In: The Journal of Human Resources, Jg. 53, H. 2, S. 513-551. DOI:10.3368/jhr.53.2.0814-6556R2

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"Distance and direction measures are constructed and used to contrast occupational mobility following involuntary job displacement and total occupational mobility. Displacement involves specific capital loss. Some voluntary occupational mobility, for example, promotions, reflects augmented skills rather than specific human capital loss. Wage losses following displacement are strongly related to distance and direction. This is reflected in a downward shift in the skill portfolio. By contrast, the skill portfolio change in total occupational mobility shows a neutral or modest upward pattern, suggesting limited or no specific human capital loss from voluntary occupational mobility. The mean distance in occupational mobility following displacement declined significantly in the 1980s and 1990s suggesting the labor market was more efficiently reemploying workers following displacement, lowering displacement costs in that period." (Author's abstract, © the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System) ((en))

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Schmidt, Joseph A., Chelsea R. Willness, David A. Jones & Joshua S. Bourdage (2018): Human resource management practices and voluntary turnover. A study of internal workforce and external labor market contingencies. In: The international journal of human resource management, Jg. 29, H. 3, S. 571-594. DOI:10.1080/09585192.2016.1165275

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"We tested relationships between employee quit rates and two bundles of human resource (HR) practices that reflect the different interests of the two parties involved in the employment relationship. To understand the boundary conditions for these effects, we examined an external contingency proposed to influence the exchange-based effects of HR practices on subsequent quit rates - the local industry-specific unemployment rate - and an internal contingency proposed to shape employees' conceptualization of their exchange relationship - their employment status (i.e. full-time, part-time and temporary employment). Analyses of lagged data from over 200 Canadian establishments show that inducement HR practices (e.g. extensive benefits) and performance expectation HR practices (e.g. performance-based bonuses) had different effects on quit rates, and the former effect was moderated by unemployment rate. The effects of HR practices on quit rates did not differ between FT and PT employees, but a different pattern of main and interactive effects was found among temporary workers. These findings suggest that employees' exchange-based decisions to leave may be less affected by the number of hours they expect to work each week, and more by the number of weeks they expect to work." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Sánchez-Moral, Simón, Alfonso Arellano & Roberto Díez-Pisonero (2018): Interregional mobility of talent in Spain. The role of job opportunities and qualities of places during the recent economic crisis. In: Environment and planning. A, Economy and space, Jg. 50, H. 4, S. 789-808. DOI:10.1177/0308518X18761151

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"This paper seeks to extend our knowledge of the drivers behind talented workers' mobility within the Spanish urban system and the patterns they may follow. For this purpose, the stock and flows of creative workers (selected on the basis of either the industry-based or occupational approaches) are studied at different spatial scales while also considering the influence of local characteristics as a source of attracting and retaining forces. The study is based on the analysis of a quite novel longitudinal micro-database from the Spanish Social Security office. Under the conditions of lower mobility of creative workers compared with other geographical contexts - a trend worsened by the economic crisis - we show that job opportunities, especially in connection with workers' social networks, emerge as the most influential attracting factor. Thus, beyond the classic idea that agglomeration economies benefit all residents, we found evidence that the biggest cities, and Madrid in particular, had become 'escalator regions', propelling the careers of young creative workers that had been attracted to them. On the contrary, the influence of urban amenities seems limited to the retention of talent. This research aims to contribute to dealing with the challenge of upgrading local productive forces after the economic crisis and to develop tailor-made talent attraction and retention strategies" (Author's abstract, © 2018 a Pion publication) ((en))

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Söhn, Janina (2018): Is it time for a change? A literature review on occupational mobility among older workers in Germany and the USA. (SOFI-Arbeitspapier 13), Göttingen, 38 S.

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"Mit zunehmenden Alter stellt sich für so manchen die Frage, ob sie in ihrem bisherigen Beruf bis zur Verrentung arbeiten wollen oder können. Unter welchen Umständen wechseln Individuen in ihrer mittleren und späteren Erwerbsbiografie ihren Beruf und wodurch genau zeichnen sich diese Berufswechsel aus? Dies sind die Kernfragen, die dieser Literaturbericht beantworten möchte. Berufliche Mobilität wird hier als der Wechsel des beruflichen Felds, in dem man erwerbstätig ist, verstanden. Dieser Übergang kann bezogen auf die Veränderung von Einkommen, Prestige und erforderlichem Qualifikationsniveau aufwärts, lateral oder abwärts gerichtet sein. Der Forschungsreview stellt zunächst unterschiedliche Theorien von Beruf vor, da diese auch für die Erklärung beruflicher Mobilität bedeutsam ist. Der darauffolgende Abschnitt konzeptualisiert die Multidimensionalität von Berufswechseln. Eigenschaften wie der Umfang der wöchentlichen Arbeitsstunden oder Aspekte prekärer Beschäftigung, die mit dem alten oder neuen Beruf assoziiert sind, können als Push- bzw. Pull-Faktoren fungieren. Der umfangreichste Abschnitt ist den theoretischen und empirischen Ergebnissen bisheriger Forschung zu unterschiedlichen Einflüssen auf der Mikro- und Makroebene gewidmet: Alter, Gesundheit, Bildungsniveau sowie Weiterbildung und Umschulungen im späteren Erwachsenenalter, berufsbezogene Eigenschaften, die dem Berufswechsel vorangegangene Erwerbsbiografie, Geschlecht und haushaltbezogene Faktoren, ethnische und migrationsbezogene Entwicklungen seit Anfang der 2000er, welche das Auftreten von Berufswechslern befördert haben. Die meiste empirische Forschung bezieht sich auf die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika und auf Deutschland, weshalb dieser Literaturüberblick zu einem gewissen Grad international vergleichend angelegt ist. Angesichts der gravierenden Forschungslücken zu beruflicher Mobilität unter älteren Erwerbstätigen in der Bundesrepublik im letzten Jahrzehnt präsentiert der Review eigene, nach Alter, Geschlecht und Bildungsniveau differenzierte Auswertungen des Mikrozensus 2012 zum Anteil von Erwerbstätigen, die im vorangegangenen Jahr ihren Beruf gewechselt haben. Das Schlusskapitel fasst die wichtigsten Erkenntnisse und verbleibende Forschungslücken zusammen." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)