The Large-Firm Wage Premium in Developing Economies
Large firms pay higher wages. In developing economies, the large-firm wage premium is comparable to the average gap between male and female wages, or two-thirds of the gap between urban and rural wages. There is substantial variation across countri...
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okr-10986-323712022-09-20T00:14:41Z The Large-Firm Wage Premium in Developing Economies Reed, Tristan Tran, Trang Thu WAGE PREMIUM FIRM SIZE WAGE GAP GENDER GAP Large firms pay higher wages. In developing economies, the large-firm wage premium is comparable to the average gap between male and female wages, or two-thirds of the gap between urban and rural wages. There is substantial variation across countries in the share of the premium that is explained by sorting of human capital into large firms. The average large-firm wage premium declines in national income and has declined over time. Across industries, it is highest in public utilities and commerce. These stylized facts suggest several hypotheses about differences between labor markets in developing and advanced economies. 2019-09-12T14:29:13Z 2019-09-12T14:29:13Z 2019-09 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/860561568031792080/The-Large-Firm-Wage-Premium-in-Developing-Economies http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32371 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8997 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Large firms pay higher wages. In
developing economies, the large-firm wage premium is
comparable to the average gap between male and female wages,
or two-thirds of the gap between urban and rural wages.
There is substantial variation across countries in the share
of the premium that is explained by sorting of human capital
into large firms. The average large-firm wage premium
declines in national income and has declined over time.
Across industries, it is highest in public utilities and
commerce. These stylized facts suggest several hypotheses
about differences between labor markets in developing and
advanced economies. |
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Reed, Tristan Tran, Trang Thu |
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Reed, Tristan Tran, Trang Thu |
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Reed, Tristan |
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The Large-Firm Wage Premium in Developing Economies |
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The Large-Firm Wage Premium in Developing Economies |
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The Large-Firm Wage Premium in Developing Economies |
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The Large-Firm Wage Premium in Developing Economies |
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The Large-Firm Wage Premium in Developing Economies |
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large-firm wage premium in developing economies |
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