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The duration of new job matches in east and west Germany ∗ (2004)
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@MISC{Wolff04theduration,
author = {Joachim Wolff},
title = {The duration of new job matches in east and west Germany ∗},
year = {2004}
}
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Abstract
This paper studies the duration of new job matches in east and west Germany using data from the German Socio-economic Panel. Non-parametric estimates of the survival probability show that, except for the first years of the east German transition process, job matches are less stable in east Germany. Results from a proportional hazards model that controls for important covariates imply that the transition rates into alternative jobs and into unemployment vary with tenure in a way, which is in line with predictions of theories of job mobility such as the job specific capital hypothesis and matching theories. JEL classification: C41, J63 and P52
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new job match job mobility east german transition process transition rate first year east germany german socio-economic panel job specific capital hypothesis alternative job unemployment vary job match important covariates non-parametric estimate jel classification paper study matching theory proportional hazard model survival probability show
