Published in:Netspar Discussion Paper ; No. 08/2011-126
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1 Online-Ressource (45 p)
Language:
English
DOI:
10.2139/ssrn.2569055
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Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments August 31, 2011 erstellt
Description:
In this paper, we compare experience-earnings profiles of employees with vocational and general education background in Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, three countries with fundamentally different education systems. Using Mixed-Effects Linear Regression Models we show that earnings of vocationally educated employees are higher in the initial phase of their career. However, those with a general education background catch up over time in the labor market. Life-cycle differences in earnings are more pronounced in Germany than in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands