Incidence and Effects of Seniority Wages in Germany

Incidence and Effects of Seniority Wages in Germany

Client/Allowance

Arbeitsgruppe LeoTech Alter

Period: 01.01. – 31.12.2007

The project mainly tackles two questions. On the one hand, the incidence of seniority wages in Germany is calculated. We look if wages increase stronger in Germany with seniority than in other countries. On the other hand, we show if seniority wages have an impact on employment possibilites of older employees. Here we calculate if establishments with steeper seniority wage profiles employ or hire less older employees.

Unit
Labour Markets and Social Insurance

Project members

Thomas Zwick

Thomas Zwick

Project Coordinator
Research Associate

To the profile
Client/Allowance
Arbeitsgruppe LeoTech Alter, Halle/Saale, DE

Selected Publications

The Employment Consequences of Seniority Wages

Zwick, Thomas (2008), The Employment Consequences of Seniority Wages, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-039, Mannheim, published in: Industrial and Labor Relations Review.

To the publication
(PDF)

Contact

Research Associate
Prof. Dr. Thomas Zwick
To the profile