全球智库信息集成服务系统(G2TT): Wage Inequality and Firm Growth

G2TT

来源类型	Working Paper
规范类型	报告
DOI	10.3386/w20876
来源ID	Working Paper 20876
	Wage Inequality and Firm Growth
	Holger M. Mueller; Paige P. Ouimet; Elena Simintzi
发表日期	2015-01-26
出版年	2015
语种	英语
摘要	We examine how within-firm skill premia–wage differentials associated with jobs involving different skill requirements–vary both across firms and over time. Our firm-level results mirror patterns found in aggregate wage trends, except that we find them with regard to increases in firm size. In particular, we find that wage differentials between high- and either medium- or low-skill jobs increase with firm size, while those between medium- and low-skill jobs are either invariant to firm size or, if anything, slightly decreasing. We find the same pattern within firms over time, suggesting that rising wage inequality–even nuanced patterns, such as divergent trends in upper- and lower-tail inequality–may be related to firm growth. We explore two possible channels: i) wages associated with “routine” job tasks are relatively lower in larger firms due to a higher degree of automation in these firms, and ii) larger firms pay relatively lower entry-level managerial wages in return for providing better career opportunities. Lastly, we document a strong and positive relation between within-country variation in firm growth and rising wage inequality for a broad set of developed countries. In fact, our results suggest that part of what may be perceived as a global trend toward more wage inequality may be driven by an increase in employment by the largest firms in the economy.
主题	Labor Economics ; Labor Supply and Demand ; Labor Compensation
URL	https://www.nber.org/papers/w20876
来源智库	National Bureau of Economic Research (United States)
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资源类型	智库出版物
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/578551
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Holger M. Mueller,Paige P. Ouimet,Elena Simintzi. Wage Inequality and Firm Growth. 2015.