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| Titre : | Regime Change and Occupational Mobility: Former GDR Workers During the Wende (2025) |
| Auteurs : | Alexandra Spitz-Oener ; Congrès: Journées de microéconomie appliquée JMA (XXXIXes; juin 2023; Strasbourg) |
| Type de document : | Article : document électronique |
| Dans : | Revue économique (vol. 75, n° 5, 2024/5) |
| Article en page(s) : | pp. 849-867 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Catégories : |
Thésaurus CEREQ CHANGEMENT SOCIAL ; MOBILITE PROFESSIONNELLE ; SITUATION DU MARCHE DU TRAVAIL ; STATISTIQUE D'EMPLOI ; COMPARAISON ; RDA ; RFA ; ALLEMAGNE ; COLLOQUE |
| Résumé : | Using novel data linking administrative labor market information of German Democratic Republic (GDR) workers before and after reunification, I investigate occupational mobility during the “Wende†(1989-1992). I compare GDR workers’ patterns with Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) workers from the same birth cohort. The results indicate diverse occupational mobility facets, including upgrading and downgrading. Notably, GDR workers exhibited much higher occupational mobility dynamics than the corresponding FRG cohorts. Regarding transitions to non-employment, the oldest cohort (aged 58-60 in 1989) drives the aggregate figures in both parts of Germany, reflecting the widespread application of early retirement schemes at the time. |
| Document Céreq : | Non |
| En ligne : | https://shs.cairn.info/journal-revue-economique-2024-5-page-849?lang=en |
