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Table 2 Wage elasticitiy of stayers \(\boldsymbol{\delta }\) by OF (2005–2011)

From: Modelling reallocation processes in long-term labour market projectionsModellierung von Anpassungsprozessen in langfristigen Arbeitsmarktprojektionen

OF

\(\boldsymbol{\delta }_{2}\)

Panel 1:

21 Engineers | 22 Chemists, physicists, scientists | 31 Advertising specialists |

36 Administrative occupations in the public industry | 51 Journalists, librarians, translators, related academic research occupations | 46 Designers, photographers, advertising creators | 24 Technical draughtsmen/draughtswomen, related occupations

2.2

Panel 2:

16 Cooks | 34 Packers, warehouse operatives, transport processors | 40 Auxiliary office occupations, telephone operators | 52 Body care occupations

2.59

Panel 3:

1 Agriculture, husbandry, forestry, horticulture | 2 Miners and mineral extraction workers |

5 Paper manufacture, paper processing, printing | 9 Vehicle and aircraft construction, maintenance occupations | 10 Precision engineering and related occupations | 14 Bakers, pastry cooks, production of confectionary goods | 15 Butchers | 18 Construction occupations, wood and plastics manufacture and processing occupations | 41 Personal protection, guards| 49 Social occupations | 54 Cleaning and disposal occupations

1.27

Panel 4:

6 Metal production and processing | 7 Metal, plant, and sheet metal construction, installation, fitters | 13 Textile processing, leather manufacture | 17 Production of beverages, foods and tobacco, other nutrition occupations | 23 Technicians | 25 Surveying and mapping |

26 Specialist skilled technicians | 27 Sales occupations (retail) | 30 Other commercial occupations (not including wholesale, retail, banking) | 32 Transport occupations |

35 Managing directors, auditors, management consultants | 39 Commercial office occupations | 44 Legal occupations | 53 Hotel and restaurant occupations, housekeeping

0.57

  1. Source: German Mikrocensus and EHD from 2005 until 2011; own calculations