Handicaps in job assignment: insiders, outsiders and gender
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In: Journal of Labor Research, Vol. 32, No. 1, 03.2011, p. 1-20.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Handicaps in job assignment
T2 - insiders, outsiders and gender
AU - Pfeifer, Christian
N1 - Published online Dec 2010
PY - 2011/3
Y1 - 2011/3
N2 - In this study, I use personnel data from a large German company in order to analyze handicaps in job assignment. First, I compare the productivity-relevant characteristics (university degree and work experience) and wages between insiders and outsiders as well as between men and women, who have been assigned to jobs at the same hierarchical level. Second, I estimate promotion probabilities and duration models for the time until the next promotion. The overall findings indicate a significant handicap in job assignment for outsiders with respect to schooling and little evidence that women are handicapped. While gender differences in wages within job levels and promotion probabilities are small, women have, on average, significantly less work experience than men at the same job level.
AB - In this study, I use personnel data from a large German company in order to analyze handicaps in job assignment. First, I compare the productivity-relevant characteristics (university degree and work experience) and wages between insiders and outsiders as well as between men and women, who have been assigned to jobs at the same hierarchical level. Second, I estimate promotion probabilities and duration models for the time until the next promotion. The overall findings indicate a significant handicap in job assignment for outsiders with respect to schooling and little evidence that women are handicapped. While gender differences in wages within job levels and promotion probabilities are small, women have, on average, significantly less work experience than men at the same job level.
KW - Economics
KW - Gender and Diversity
KW - Gender
KW - Handicaps
KW - Promotions
KW - Recruitment
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=79952192789&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s12122-010-9099-9
DO - 10.1007/s12122-010-9099-9
M3 - Journal articles
VL - 32
SP - 1
EP - 20
JO - Journal of Labor Research
JF - Journal of Labor Research
SN - 0195-3613
IS - 1
ER -