Occupational change in Britain and Germany

Publication type

Journal Article

Authors

Publication date

June 1, 2010

Abstract:

We use British and German panel data to analyse job changes involving a change in occupation. We assess: (1) the extent of occupational change, taking into account the possibility of measurement error in occupational codes; (2) whether job changes within the occupation differ from occupation changes in terms of the characteristics of those making such switches; and (3) the effects of the two kinds of moves in respect of wages and job satisfaction. We find that occupation changes differ from other job changes, generally reflecting a less satisfactory employment situation, but also that the move in both cases is positive in respect of change in wages and job satisfaction.

Published in

Labour Economics

Volume and page numbers

Volume: 17 , p.655 -666

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.labeco.2010.02.001

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