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Firm Size and the Task Content of Jobs: Evidence from 47 Countries

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  • De Vera, Micole
  • Garcia-Brazales, Javier

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Using a mix of household- and employer-based survey data from 47 countries, we provide novel evidence that workers in larger firms perform more non-routine analytical and interpersonal tasks, even within narrowly defined occupations. Moreover, workers in larger firms rely more on the use of information and communications technologies (ICT) to perform these tasks. We also document a 17% wage premium that workers in larger firms enjoy relative to their counterparts in smaller firms. We find evidence that the firm size gradient in the task content of jobs accounts for around 10% of the large firm wage premium.

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  • De Vera, Micole & Garcia-Brazales, Javier, 2021. "Firm Size and the Task Content of Jobs: Evidence from 47 Countries," EconStor Preprints 246591, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:zbw:esprep:246591
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    Keywords

    Tasks; Occupations; Firm size; Cross-country evidence; Wage differential;
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    JEL classification:

    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
    • L25 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Firm Performance

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