Documenting the role of voluntary job mobility within and across firms using novel employer-employee data from administrative records

The aim of this research project is to understand how voluntary employment changes can affect the career results of workers in the Brazilian labour market. We aim to use a unique administrative dataset from the Brazilian Ministry of Labour that provides detailed longitudinal information on workers, their jobs, and the firms they work for. This data will allow us to document dynamics rarely studied with population-level data. Our proposal aims to investigate whether voluntary job changes can have a positive effect on subsequent results and career with a longitudinal view. The main question we want to answer is how voluntary job mobility may be used a career strategy associated with upward occupational or income mobility. At the same time, we aim to document whether some voluntary job mobility patterns are associated with negative outcomes in terms of employment or earnings. The expected contributions of this research proposal will greatly strengthen Canada’s innovation capacity. Finally, strengthening Canada’s innovation capacity also means strengthening international collaborations in highly innovative areas. This project represents one of them. Indeed, the project will help structure an international network of innovative researcher teams working with unique administrative data sources.

Faculty Supervisor:

Xavier St-Denis

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Partner:

Federal University of Parana

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Social Innovation; Technology; Other

University:

Université du Québec : Institut national de la recherche scientifique

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