Employment Industry and Occupational Continuity in Germany: From the Nazi Regime to the Post-War Economic Miracle

Patrick Puhani

No 8372, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: Using retrospective survey data that covers 1939, 1950, 1960, and 1971, I compare individual-level changes in employment industry and occupational status in Germany from the beginning of World War II to the post-war reconstruction era dubbed the Economic Miracle (Wirtschaftswunder). This comparison reveals that, with only a few exceptions, labor allocation developments remained relatively stable even in the face of huge political and macroeconomic change.

Keywords: Germany; revolution; regime change; evolution; employment; Arab Spring; Iraq (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J01 N34 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 18 pages
Date: 2014-08
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Published - published in: Applied Economics Letters, 2015, 22(8), 603-612

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