Structural change of the production process and unemployment duration in Germany

Arbeitspapier

Based on a Cox Proportional Hazard analysis of German unemployment spells, structural change of the production process is identified as a major explanation for long-term unemployment. Other important covariates capture labor market institutions, macroeconomic stress factors, and individual characteristics. Structural change of the production process has resulted in a shift in labor demand across occupations and skills. For individuals laid off from declining parts of the economy, this implies a devaluation of their human capital. They need to acquire new skills for positions in expanding parts of the economy, or spend a longer time in unemployment searching for the few remaining jobs for which they possess adequate skills.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Year: 1999 ; Kiel: Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW)

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Job, Occupational, and Intergenerational Mobility; Promotion ; Unemployment: Models, Duration, Incidence, and Job Search ; Duration Analysis; Optimal Timing Strategies
• Subject: Unemployment duration ; Cox Proportional Hazard model ; structural change ; Langzeitarbeitslosigkeit ; Strukturwandel ; Mikroökonometrie ; Schätzung ; Arbeitsmarktflexibilisierung ; Humankapital ; Deutschland

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Schimmelpfennig, Axel
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Kiel Institute of World Economics (IfW) ; ZBW - Deutsche Zentralbibliothek für Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft
• (where): Kiel
• (when): 1999

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/47007
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:41 AM CET