Same Educational Level, Same Wage Returns? An Analysis over Time and across Occupations in Germany

Autor/inn/en	Friedrich, Anett; Hirtz, Sandra
Titel	Same Educational Level, Same Wage Returns? An Analysis over Time and across Occupations in Germany
Quelle	In: Journal of Education and Work, 34 (2021) 5-6, S.632-648 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Friedrich, Anett) ORCID (Hirtz, Sandra)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1363-9080
DOI	10.1080/13639080.2021.1965967
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Educational Attainment; Salary Wage Differentials; Occupations; Males; Employees; Vocational Education; Academic Degrees; Certification; College Graduates; Labor Market; Education Work Relationship; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Beruf; Berufsumfeld; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Employee; Arbeitnehmer; Beschäftigter; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Degree; Degrees; Academic level graduation; Akademischer Grad; Hochschulabschluss; Abschlusszeugnis; Zertifizierung; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Deutschland
Abstract	Analysing wage differentials due to educational investments within occupations can explain the persistent wage inequality in western industrialised countries, such as Germany. This article contributes to the discussion by examining occupation-specific variance in wage returns for men working full-time in Western Germany between 1976 and 2010. We distinguish between three groups: employees with a vocational education and training (VET) degree with an Abitur (a certificate allowing entrance into a German university), with a VET degree but no Abitur, or with a university degree. First, we theoretically argue why wage returns vary within educational levels across occupations. Second, on the assumption that wage return variance will be greater at higher educational levels, we investigate wage return variance patterns for VET and university graduates over time. Estimating a two-stage multilevel model using the Sample of Integrated Labour Market Biographies (SIAB), we show that holding an Abitur increases wage return variance across occupations. Moreover, we find a significantly higher occupation-specific variance in wage returns to education for university graduates than for VET graduates. For the period under examination, we reveal a fluctuating variance in wage returns for VET graduates and a slightly decreasing variance for university graduates. (As Provided).
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