Employment dynamics and heterogeneous labor markets [Elektronische Ressource] : an empirical analysis with linked employer-employee and company data / Susanne Steffes

Employment Dynamics andHeterogeneous Labor Markets: AnEmpirical Analysis with LinkedEmployer-Employee and Company DataInaugural-Dissertation zur Erlangung der Doktorwurde˜ der Wirtschafts- undVerhaltenswissenschaftlichen Fakult˜at der Albert-Ludwigs-Universit˜at FreiburgSusanne Stefiesgeboren in Darmstadtvorgelegt am: 8. Juli 2010Dekan: Prof. Dr. Dieter TscheulinErstgutachter: Prof. Bernd Fitzenberger, Ph.D.Zweitgutachter: Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Bernd SchauenbergPromotionsbeschluss: 13. Oktober 2010In memory of my MomAcknowledgementsFirst of all, I want to thank my supervisor Bernd Fitzenberger for his greatsupport. Our numerous and intensive discussions gave me motivation and hiscomments had a huge impact on my work. His lectures and seminars, which Ijoined during my studies at the University of Mannheim, already sparked myinterests in empirical labor market research. After I had written my diplomathesis with him, I was happy for the possibility to start my dissertation underhissupervision. IamalsothankfultomysecondsupervisorBerndSchauenberg.I want to thank Bernhard Boockmann for his cooperation and support. Ad-ditionally,IamthankfultoAnthonyStrittmatter. Thetimeswithmycolleaguesat the ZEW were always productive and fruitful. Especially, Melanie Arntz andNicole Gurtzgen˜ gave helpful comments to my papers.