Rabe, Birgitta (2007) OCCUPATIONAL PENSIONS, WAGES, AND JOB MOBILITY IN GERMANY. Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 54 (4). pp. 531-552. DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9485.2007.00428.x
Rabe, Birgitta (2007) OCCUPATIONAL PENSIONS, WAGES, AND JOB MOBILITY IN GERMANY. Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 54 (4). pp. 531-552. DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9485.2007.00428.x
Rabe, Birgitta (2007) OCCUPATIONAL PENSIONS, WAGES, AND JOB MOBILITY IN GERMANY. Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 54 (4). pp. 531-552. DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9485.2007.00428.x
Abstract
<jats:title>ABSTRACT</jats:title><jats:p>Pension‐covered workers in Germany are three times less likely to change jobs than workers not covered by an occupational pension scheme. This paper examines the effects of occupational pension coverage and pension portability loss on voluntary job changes using a sample selection model with endogenous switching. The model estimates, derived from western German panel data for 1985–1998, indicate that occupational pension coverage reduces worker mobility by imposing a capital loss on those leaving their job before retirement age. Moreover, pension‐covered workers receive a higher compensation, which discourages mobility. Making pensions portable increases mobility, but from a low initial level.</jats:p>
Item Type: | Article |
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Additional Information: | Source info: Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 54, No. 4, pp. 531-552, September 2007 |
Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) |
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute for Social and Economic Research |
SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Date Deposited: | 20 Sep 2013 09:14 |
Last Modified: | 30 Oct 2024 20:06 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/7815 |