Table 3 Long-run estimates of log real hourly wage equations

Lag j long-term non-employed

− 0.084^a (0.013)

− 0.086^a (0.013)

− 0.055^a (0.013)

− 0.019^c (0.012)

− 0.003 (0.012)

Lag j final period of education

0.020^a (0.006)

0.004 (0.006)

0.001 (0.006)

− 0.007 (0.006)

− 0.008 (0.007)

Lag j further education

0.008^a (0.003)

0.005 (0.003)

0.001 (0.003)

− 0.007^b (0.003)

0.001 (0.003)

Part-time

0.041^a (0.005)

0.046^a (0.006)

0.048^a (0.006)

0.039^a (0.006)

0.037^a (0.007)

Fixed-term contract

− 0.176^a (0.007)

− 0.184^a (0.008)

− 0.176^a (0.008)

− 0.156^a (0.009)

− 0.131^a (0.010)

 Low-skilled white collar

− 0.061^a (0.008)

− 0.049^a (0.009)

− 0.035^a (0.009)

− 0.038^a (0.009)

− 0.044^a (0.010)

 High-skilled blue collar

− 0.061^a (0.013)

− 0.068^a (0.014)

− 0.071^a (0.015)

− 0.061^a (0.015)

− 0.034^c (0.018)

 Low-skilled blue collar

− 0.054^a (0.014)

− 0.052^a (0.015)

− 0.071^a (0.016)

− 0.066^a (0.017)

− 0.063^a (0.018)

 1–9 employees

− 0.019^a (0.006)

− 0.015^b (0.006)

− 0.012^c (0.007)

− 0.009 (0.007)

0.004 (0.008)

 50–99 employees

0.011^b (0.005)

0.013^b (0.006)

0.015^b (0.006)

0.017^a (0.006)

0.023^a (0.006)

 100–499 employees

0.011^b (0.005)

0.008 (0.005)

0.004 (0.006)

0.008 (0.006)

0.011^c (0.006)

 ≥ 500 employees

0.015^a (0.005)

0.017^a (0.006)

0.010^c (0.006)

0.010^c (0.006)

0.011^c (0.006)

Observations with long-term career interruption indicated j waves ago

315

287

277

324

246

Total observations

27,361

23,376

20,183

17,893

14,997