JOBS BEFORE COLLEGE COMPLETION AND CAREER BUILDING OF YOUNG WORKERS THROUGH JOB SWITCHING

We analyze job switching and wage growth of young workers, separately considering the jobs experienced by workers before and after college completion. These two groups of jobs consist of very different occupational compositions. Workers with many jobs before college completion (JBCC) and with little...

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Published in:Macroeconomic dynamics 2019-10, Vol.23 (7), p.2892-2940
Main Authors: Mukoyama, Toshihiko, Zhang, Gang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Economic expansion
Macroeconomics
Quality of education
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Summary:We analyze job switching and wage growth of young workers, separately considering the jobs experienced by workers before and after college completion. These two groups of jobs consist of very different occupational compositions. Workers with many jobs before college completion (JBCC) and with little or no job experiences before college completion have similar subsequent wage paths. These facts can be interpreted that JBCC contribute less to career building compared to the ones after college completion. If we disregard all JBCC, the number of jobs that are experienced by workers before age 35 are about three jobs fewer than the total number of jobs.
ISSN:1365-1005
1469-8056
DOI:10.1017/S1365100517000992