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A Cross-Country Comparison of Dynamics in the Large Firm Wage Premium

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  • Colonnelli, Emanuele

    (Stanford University)

  • Tåg, Joacim

    (Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN))

  • Webb, Michael

    (Stanford University)

  • Wolter, Stefanie

    (Institute for Employment Research)

Abstract

We provide stylized facts on the existence and dynamics over time of the large firm wage premium for four countries. We examine matched employer-employee micro-data from Brazil, Germany, Sweden, and the UK, and find that the large firm premium exists in all these countries. However, we uncover substantial differences among them in the evolution of the wage premium over the past several decades. Moreover, we find no clear evidence of common cross-country industry trends. We conclude by discussing potential explanations for this heterogeneity, and proposing some questions for future work in the area.

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  • Colonnelli, Emanuele & Tåg, Joacim & Webb, Michael & Wolter, Stefanie, 2018. "A Cross-Country Comparison of Dynamics in the Large Firm Wage Premium," Working Paper Series 1196, Research Institute of Industrial Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:hhs:iuiwop:1196
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    1. Jahn, Elke & Egger, Hartmut & Kornitzky, Stefan, 2021. "Does the Position in Business Group Hierarchies Affect Workers' Wages?," VfS Annual Conference 2021 (Virtual Conference): Climate Economics 242374, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association.
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    9. Egger, Hartmut & Jahn, Elke & Kornitzky, Stefan, 2022. "How does the position in business group hierarchies affect workers’ wages?," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 194(C), pages 244-263.
    10. Porcher, Charly & Rubinton, Hannah & Santamaría, Clara, 2023. "JUE insight: The role of establishment size in the city-size earnings premium," Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 136(C).

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    Keywords

    ynamics; Large Firm Wage Premium;

    JEL classification:

    • E24 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Employment; Unemployment; Wages; Intergenerational Income Distribution; Aggregate Human Capital; Aggregate Labor Productivity
    • J01 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General - - - Labor Economics: General
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
    • J33 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Compensation Packages; Payment Methods

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