Labor Market Structure and Re-Employment Rates: Unemployment Dynamics in West Germany and the United States

Gangl, Markus

doi:10.1016/s0276-5624(03)20004-4

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“…Barnichon and Figura (2011) and Sahin et al (2011). The large differences in occupational and regional mobility that hinder efficient labor reallocation have been documented in cross-country comparisons by Gangl (2004) and Molloy et al (2011) and are consistent with our findings that occupational mobility rates are 50% lower compared to the U.S rates obtained from Kambourov and Manovskii (2008).…”

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“…32 Gangl (2004) discusses that similar results apply to UE transitions. 33 Kambourov and Manovskii estimate a linear probability model to get the industry mobility rates shown in figure 4.…”

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“…She reports for 1999 that 53% of workers without occupational degree report at least one occupational change in their career (18% report more than one change) while for workers with occupational degree only 26% report an occupational change (6% report more than one change). Hecker documents that the occupational mobility in Germany has been stable since the beginning of the 1980s with a decrease at the end of the 1970s that marks the The upper part of figure 4 uses data from Gangl (2004) to visualize low occupational mobility in Germany. It shows the relative differences for job-to-job transitions to occur within occupational classes vis-a-vis between occupational classes 32 for the years 1984 − 1995 and 12 broadly defined occupational classes.…”

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“…German tax and welfare policies protect couples from economic hardship stemming from job loss Gangl, 2004), unlike in the United States, where economic mobility is relatively fluid (DiPrete, 2002). In Germany, partners can rely on social benefits in response to job loss or other negative life events.…”

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“…First, Esping-Andersen (1990) described Germany's system of social welfare benefits as "conservative." These policies are designed to insure workers from risks, such as job loss, through a system of social safety nets Gangl, 2004). Social transfers do not seem to hold a stigma in Germany, given that data from the International Social Survey Program revealed that 65.5% of Germans believe that "it is the responsibility of the government to reduce the differences between people with high incomes and those with low incomes" (Svallfors, 1997, p. 288).…”

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His and Hers: Economic Factors and Relationship Quality in Germany

Hardie¹

2017

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Research has linked economic factors to relationship quality in the United States, primarily using cross-sectional data. In the current study, 2 waves of the Panel Analysis of Intimate Relationships and Family Dynamics data (n = 2,937) were used to test the gendered association between economic factors and relationship satisfaction among young German couples. In contrast to U.S.-based studies, the findings showed striking gender differences in the association between economic factors and relationship satisfaction for Germans. In cross-sectional models, women's relationship satisfaction was positively associated with receiving government economic support, and men's satisfaction was positively associated with poverty status and negatively associated with being a breadwinner. Longitudinal models revealed that changes in poverty status are associated with women's satisfaction, but men's satisfaction remains tied to their role as family provider. These unexpected results suggest that men's satisfaction is positively associated with a more equal division of labor market activity between partners. Keywords cohabitation; family economics; fixed effects models; marriage; relationship quality; western European families Economic circumstances and romantic relationship quality are interrelated in adults' lives. Economic well-being predicts entry into romantic relationships (McLaughlin, Lichter, & Johnston, 1993;Oppenheimer, 1988;Oppenheimer, Kalmijn, & Lim, 1997;Sweeney, 2002), whereas union formation can improve both partners' economic stability. Once formed, the quality of these relationships plays a significant role in emotional well-being and physical health (Dush, Taylor, & Kroeger, 2008;Proulx, Helms, & Buehler, 2007;Wickrama & Elder, 1997), which can produce economic returns. Finally, research has demonstrated that * Department of Sociology, Hunter College, City University of New York, 695 Park Ave., 16th Floor Hunter West, New York, NY 10065. ** Department of Sociology, University of Houston-Clear Lake, 2700 Bay Area Blvd., Box 11, Houston, TX 77058. Department of Sociology, University of Utah, Room 301, 380 S 1530 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 (claudia.geist@soc.utah.edu). NIH Public Access NIH-PA Author ManuscriptNIH-PA Author Manuscript NIH-PA Author Manuscript economic strain is associated with lower relationship quality among couples Conger et al., 1990;Conger, Conger, & Martin, 2010;Conger & Elder, 1994;Conger, Rueter, & Elder, 1999;Fox & Chancey, 1998;Hardie & Lucas, 2010;Robila & Krishnakumar, 2005;White & Rogers, 2000).However, research on the relationship between economic factors and relationship quality has been based primarily on cross-sectional data from the United States. Considerably less research has examined the association between economic factors and romantic relationship quality in other settings and over time. Studies of relationship dynamics often tacitly assume that findings apply cross-nationally. A growing body of comparative family literature (e.g., Cooke & Gash, 2010;Liefbroer & Dou...

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The Debate About the Consequences of Job Displacement

Baumann

2016

Life Course Research and Social Policies

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Since the 1970s scholars have shown an increasing interest in the study of the social and economic consequences of plant closure. One strand of research addresses the topic from an economic perspective, investigating the impact of plant closure on workers' occupational trajectory and financial situation. The main interests of these studies are reemployment rates, unemployment durations and wage differences between the pre-and post-displacement job. Another strand of research strives at understanding the nonpecuniary costs of unemployment, addressing the consequences of job displacement in terms of workers' well-being and social life. We try to bridge these different research interests and will propose a model to investigate the impact of plant closure on workers' lives in a more encompassing way.In this chapter we discuss the literature on the consequences of job displacement on displaced workers' occupational situation, their sociability and well-being. The first section focuses on reemployment, unemployment and labor force exit. A second section discusses the type and quality of the post-displacement jobs. Third, we address how workers' sociability and subjective well-being are affected by job loss. We conclude by suggesting a theoretical model of occupational transitions after plant closure and present our hypotheses.

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Labor Market Structure and Re-Employment Rates: Unemployment Dynamics in West Germany and the United States

Cited by 17 publications

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The Era of the U.S. - Europe Labor Market Divide: What Can We Learn?

His and Hers: Economic Factors and Relationship Quality in Germany

The Debate About the Consequences of Job Displacement

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