Persons who change their occupation in Germany and the United Kingdom

Abstract

"The extent of occupational mobility is often seen as an indicator of the flexibility of labour markets. From the macroeconomic perspective, adaptability to structural change is in the foreground. From the perspective of individual employees, occupational changes open up the opportunity to shift to more attractive jobs. This paper examines the short- and long-term effects of a change of occupation on the wages of dependent employees in Germany and the United Kingdom. Here the importance of institutional framework conditions becomes apparent which partially engender very different employment and labour market chances for employees." (author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

Cite article

Nisic, N. & Trübswetter, P. (2012): Berufswechsler in Deutschland und Großbritannien. (SOEPpapers on multidisciplinary panel data research at DIW Berlin 442), Berlin, 14 p.