Job mobility offers opportunities for workers to obtain wage increases, but returns to job changes differ considerably. We argue that parts of this inequality result from a trade-off between occupational and regional mobility. Both mobility types offer alternative strategies to improve one's...

Theoretically, wage gaps between migrants and natives can be explained by human capital theory through either depreciation in human capital with migration or differences in endowments. However, even after considering human capital measures, an unexplained difference remains. We assume that...

We start referring to the striking phenomena that over the past decades commuting distances in Germany have steadily risen, although commuting costs increased over-proportionally. This is surprising, as urban economic theory predicts increasing commuting distances especially for higher income,...

Over the past decades, commuting has become more and more important as a means for labor market adjustment. This is reflected in increasing commuter shares and distances. Nevertheless, identifying the determinants of commuting distances is by no means straightforward due to complex job and...

Over the past several decades, most industrialized countries have experienced a rise in commuting distances, spurring scholarly interest in its determinants. The primary theoretical explanation for longer commuting distances is based on higher wages; however, empirical evidence is minimal. We...

In Deutschland haben 7,7 Prozent der sozialversicherungspflichtig Beschäftigten eine ausländische Staatsangehörigkeit. Sie sind im Durchschnitt etwas seltener überqualifiziert beschäftigt (14,7 %) als Deutsche (15,3 %). Dies lässt sich darauf zurückführen, dass ausländische...

Wage penalties in overqualified employment are well documented, but little is known regarding the underlying mechanisms. We test two explanations, namely, formal overqualification and a mismatch of occupational skills. By using the National Educational Panel Study (NEPS) survey that is linked to...

Seit Ende 2011 erlaubt die Beschäftigtenstatistik eine Gegenüberstellung von formaler Qualifikation der Beschäftigten und Anforderungsniveau der ausgeübten Tätigkeit. Demnach waren im Jahr 2012 rund 63 Prozent aller Arbeitnehmer in Deutschland ausbildungsadäquat beschäftigt. Dagegen waren...

Employment relationships are embedded in a network of social norms that provide an implicit framework for desired behaviour, especially if contractual solutions are weak. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about major changes that have led to situations, such as the scope of short-time work or...

This paper examines supervisors' considerations about (not) using monitoring technologies to keep track of subordinates and their work performance. We conduct a factorial survey experiment. The hypothetical descriptions of workplace situations - so-called vignettes - create a situation where the...