Labor Quality Growth in Germany

Extending the common baseline model in various dimensions does not fundamentally change the low contribution of labor quality to productivity growth in Germany. Labor quality growth is low owing to a small increase in the share of workers with higher education, a negative contribution from a higher share of females and declines in relative returns. The contribution of actual labor market experience is lower than suggested by an age proxy.

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Year of publication:	2009
Authors:	Schwerdt, Guido ; Turunen, Jarkko
Institutions:	ifo Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung an der Universität München e.V.
Subject:	Human capital \| labour quality \| productivity growth

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Ifo Working Paper Series.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Number Ifo Working Paper No. 77
Classification:	E24 - Employment; Unemployment; Wages ; J24 - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity ; O47 - Measurement of Economic Growth; Aggregate Productivity
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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