Do stepping-stone jobs exist? Early career paths in the medical profession |
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| Authors: | Gerard J van den Berg Anders Holm Jan C van Ours |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Economics, Free University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1105, NL-1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Tinbergen Institute, CEPR, and IFAU-Uppsala (Fax: +31-20-4446020; e-mail: gberg@econ.vu.nl), NL;(2) Department of Sociology, University of Copenhagen, Linnégade 22, DK-1361 Copenhagen K, Denmark (Fax: +45-323940; e-mail: anders.holm@sociology.ku.dk), DK;(3) CentER for Economic Research, Tilburg University, P.O. Box 90153, NL-5000 LE Tilburg, The Netherlands, CEPR and IZA (Fax: +31-13-4663042; e-mail: vanours@kub.nl), NL |
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| Abstract: | In the Netherlands, students who want to become a medical specialist have to enrol in a training program which is in limited
supply. During the search for a position as trainee (or “junior medical specialist”), they may accept a temporary job as a
medical assistant. We use a micro data set to investigate whether such work experience increases the probability of becoming
junior medical specialist. To deal with selectivity, we simultaneously model the transitions from unemployment to trainee,
from unemployment to medical assistant, from medical assistant to trainee and from medical assistant to unemployment. We find
that a job as medical assistant helps to become a medical specialist.
Received: 27 July 2000/Accepted: 31 January 2001
All correspondence to Gerard J. van den Berg. Responsible editor: John F. Ermisch. |
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| Keywords: | JEL classification: J64 C41 I21 |
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