Joakim Gullstrand
Dean, Professor
Who Leaves after Entering the Primary Sector? Evidence from Swedish micro-level data
Author
Summary, in English
Using 14 waves of panel data, this paper investigates why employees entering the primary sector exit subsequently. Transition probabilities are explained by a rich set of individual, regional and sectoral characteristics and a discrete-time competing risks model with unrestricted base-line hazards is used to distinguish between exits into a job in other sectors and other exits. The results confirm Jovanovic's suggestion of 'survival of the fittest matches' as workers and firms learn more about the quality of the match between them. It is found that agricultural education, higher income and sector wage differences are the main determinants of the hazard of moving to another sector, whereas marriage and higher education lower the hazard of leaving for non-employment.
Department/s
- Institute of Economic Research
- Department of Economics
Publishing year
2008
Language
English
Pages
41302-41302
Publication/Series
European Review of Agricultural Economics
Volume
35
Issue
1
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Topic
- Economics and Business
- Economics
Keywords
- Inter-sectoral transitions
- disctrete-time competing risks model
- agriculture
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 0165-1587