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Organization of production and income inequality

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  • Luis Medrano‐Adán
  • Vicente Salas‐Fumás
  • Javier Sanchez‐Asin

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This paper contributes to the literature that postulates a relationship between income inequality and the relative importance of “market” and “organization” in the direction of resources. The paper emphasizes that both are endogenous; therefore, the empirical associations observed in the empirical data between inequality measures and production organization variables cannot be interpreted as indicative of causal relationships. The paper solves for the composition and size of occupational groups, the distribution of firm size, and the distribution of income as market equilibrium outcomes of an occupational choice economy, and performs a comparative static analysis. We find that the interaction between cross‐economy differences in the distribution of general skills in the labor force and the loss of control in the supervision of workers by managers can explain the empirical regularities observed in the relationship between the organization of production (distribution of firm size) and income inequality (distribution of labor income). This explanation of the empirical regularities differs from others proposed in the literature, such as those based on institutional constraints or the market power of firms.

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  • Luis Medrano‐Adán & Vicente Salas‐Fumás & Javier Sanchez‐Asin, 2024. "Organization of production and income inequality," Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 33(3), pages 582-604, August.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:jemstr:v:33:y:2024:i:3:p:582-604
    DOI: 10.1111/jems.12583
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