This file is part of IDEAS, which uses RePEc data


[ Papers | Articles | Software | Books | Chapters | Authors | Institutions | JEL Classification | NEP reports | Search | New papers by email | Author registration | Rankings | Volunteers | FAQ | Blog | Help! ]

Geringverdiener: wem und wie gelingt der Aufstieg?

Author info | Abstract | Publisher info | Download info | Related research | Statistics
Author Info
Schank, Thorsten
Schnabel, Claus
Stephani, Jens

Additional information is available for the following registered author(s):

Abstract

Using representative linked employer-employee data of the German Federal Employment Agency, this paper analyzes to which extent full-time employees who earned low wages (less than two-thirds of the median wage) in 1998/99 were able to earn higher wages in the following years, and which factors played a role in this context. It is shown that just one out of eight of these low-wage earners was able to earn wages above the low wage threshold in 2005. While younger and better qualified low-wage earners record a higher probability of getting higher wages, women are less successful. In addition, this probability shows a significant relationship with the size and the employment structure of the establish-ment. Moving from one establishment to another is an important instrument for leaving low-wage employment. ; Mit repräsentativen verbundenen Arbeitgeber-Arbeitnehmer-Daten der Bundesagentur für Arbeit wird untersucht, inwieweit Personen, die in den Jahren 1998/99 vollzeitbeschäftigte Geringverdiener mit weniger als zwei Dritteln des Medianlohns waren, in den folgenden Jahren den Aufstieg aus dem Niedrig-lohnsektor schafften und welche Faktoren hierbei eine Rolle spielten. Es zeigt sich, dass nur gut jeder Achte der ursprünglichen Geringverdiener im Jahr 2005 einen Lohn oberhalb der Geringverdienerschwelle erreichen konnte. Während jüngere und besser ausgebildete Geringverdiener eine deutlich höhere Aufstiegswahr-scheinlichkeit aufweisen, schaffen Frauen seltener den Aufstieg. Auch die Größe und Beschäftigtenstruktur des Betriebes stehen in einem signifikanten Zusammenhang mit der Aufstiegswahrscheinlichkeit. Ein wichtiges Instrument für das Verlassen von Niedriglohntätigkeiten stellt der Wechsel des Betriebes dar. --

Download Info
To download:

If you experience problems downloading a file, check if you have the proper application to view it first. Information about this may be contained in the File-Format links below. In case of further problems read the IDEAS help page. Note that these files are not on the IDEAS site. Please be patient as the files may be large.

File URL: http://econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/28313/1/582153573.PDF
File Format: application/pdf
File Function:
Download Restriction: no

Publisher Info
Paper provided by Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Chair of Labour and Regional Economics in its series Discussion Papers with number 57.

Download reference. The following formats are available: HTML (with abstract), plain text (with abstract), BibTeX, RIS (EndNote, RefMan, ProCite), ReDIF
Length:
Date of creation: 2008
Date of revision:
Handle: RePEc:zbw:faulre:57

Contact details of provider:
Web page: http://www.arbeitsmarkt.wiso.uni-erlangen.de/english/mainindex.htm

For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its listing, contact: (ZBW - German National Library for Economics).

Related research
Keywords: Geringverdiener; Niedriglohnsektor; Aufstiegsmobilität;

Other versions of this item:

Find related papers by JEL classification:
J30 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - General
J60 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, and Vacancies - - - General

References listed on IDEAS
Please report citation or reference errors to , or , if you are the registered author of the cited work, log in to your RePEc Author Service profile, click on "citations" and make appropriate adjustments.:

  1. Cappellari, Lorenzo, 2002. " Do the 'Working Poor' Stay Poor? An Analysis of Low Pay Transitions in Italy," Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Department of Economics, University of Oxford, vol. 64(2), pages 87-110, May. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  2. Hans-Werner Sinn & Wolfgang Meister & Wolfgang Ochel & Martin Werding, 2007. "Reformkonzepte zur Erhöhung der Beschäftigung im Niedriglohnbereich: Ein Überblick," Ifo Schnelldienst, Ifo Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 60(04), pages 03-20, 09. [Downloadable!]
  3. Bartel, Ann P & Lichtenberg, Frank R, 1987. "The Comparative Advantage of Educated Workers in Implementing New Technology," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 69(1), pages 1-11, February. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  4. Stewart, Mark B & Swaffield, Joanna K, 1999. "Low Pay Dynamics and Transition Probabilities," Economica, London School of Economics and Political Science, vol. 66(261), pages 23-42, February. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
    Other versions:
  5. Bernd Görzig & Martin Gornig & Axel Werwatz, 2004. "Ostdeutschland: strukturelle Niedriglohnregion?," Wochenbericht, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research, vol. 71(44), pages 685-691. [Downloadable!]
  6. Achatz, Juliane & Gartner, Hermann & Glück, Timea, 2004. "Bonus oder Bias? Mechanismen geschlechtsspezifischer Entlohnung," IAB Discussion Paper 200402, Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg [Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg, Germany]. [Downloadable!]
Full references

Statistics
Access and download statistics

Did you know? It is the publishers that input data about their publications, as there is no staff at RePEc.

This page was last updated on 2009-12-2.

This information is provided to you by IDEAS at the Department of Economics, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Connecticut using RePEc data on a server sponsored by the Society for Economic Dynamics.