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The evolution of job stability and wages after the implementation of the Hartz reforms (Die Entwicklung von Beschäftigungsstabilität und Löhnen seit Einführung der Hartz-Reformen)

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  • Giannelli, Gianna C.

    (IZA ; University of Florence)

  • Jaenichen, Ursula

    (Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Nuremberg, Germany)

  • Rothe, Thomas

    (Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Nuremberg, Germany)

Abstract

"We address the concerns about rising inequality in the German labour market after the implementation of the Hartz reforms between 2003 and 2005. We focus on the quality of new jobs started between 1998 and 2010 in West Germany in terms of job stability and level of earnings. Using social security data drawn from the Integrated Employment Biographies, we analyse the distributions of job durations and wages and model their determinants at the worker level. Our results show a high degree of job stability during and after the reform years, decreasing wage levels and increasing wage dispersion." (Author's abstract, © Springer-Verlag) ((en))

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  • Giannelli, Gianna C. & Jaenichen, Ursula & Rothe, Thomas, 2016. "The evolution of job stability and wages after the implementation of the Hartz reforms (Die Entwicklung von Beschäftigungsstabilität und Löhnen seit Einführung der Hartz-Reformen)," Journal for Labour Market Research, Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg [Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg, Germany], vol. 49(3), pages 269-294.
    • Handle: RePEc:iab:iabjlr:v:49:i:3:p:269-294
    DOI: 10.1007/s12651-016-0209-x
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    Keywords

    Bundesrepublik Deutschland ; Westdeutschland ; IAB-Open-Access-Publikation ; Auswirkungen ; Beschäftigungsdauer ; Beschäftigungseffekte ; Einkommenseffekte ; Hartz-Reform ; Integrierte Erwerbsbiografien ; Lohnhöhe ; Lohnunterschied ; Arbeitsplatzqualität ; Arbeitsplatzsicherheit ; 1998-2010;
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    JEL classification:

    • C34 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Truncated and Censored Models; Switching Regression Models
    • C41 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics - - - Duration Analysis; Optimal Timing Strategies
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
    • J62 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Job, Occupational and Intergenerational Mobility; Promotion
    • J68 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Public Policy

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