Sorting on the labour market: A literature overview and theoretical framework

In the literature there are basically two main approaches that explain the positive link between the level of education and wages: the human-capital theory and the signalling/screening (collectively known as sorting) theory. We highlight the similarity and differences between these theories and present a general theoretical model of screening with productivity-enhancing effects of education from which we derive four empirically testable hypothesis.

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Year of publication:	2011
Authors:	Hornig, Stephan O. ; Rottmann, Horst ; Wapler, Rüdiger
Publisher:	Weiden i.d.OPf. : Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften Amberg-Weiden (HAW)
Subject:	human-capital theory \| signalling \| screening

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Series:	Weidener Diskussionspapiere ; 27
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
ISBN:	978-3-937804-29-3
Other identifiers:	689261004 [GVK] hdl:10419/56453 [Handle] RePEc:zbw:hawdps:27 [RePEc]
Classification:	J24 - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity ; J31 - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials by Skill, Training, Occupation, etc
Source:	EconStor

Persistent link: https://ebvufind01.dmz1.zbw.eu/10010308359