Details
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 245-261 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | EMPIRICA |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 1998 |
Abstract
The analysis of firm-size wage differentials in Germany, using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, firstly corroborates the finding that wages rise with firm-size and shows that the rank order of mean wages between firm-size classes is stable for the period 1984-1993. Secondly, the most important novel results are as follows: (i) wage differentials between firm-size classes increased during the period investigated after controlling for individual attributes and computing with deflated values; (ii) average levels of the qualification of employees have diverged noticeably between small and large firms; (iii) movers from small to larger firms have to accept wages below the average pay of incumbents with comparable attributes in the new firms: (iv) movers to smaller firms, however, retain a portion of their higher wages in larger firms; and (v) wage differentials between smaller and larger firms decline with increasing unemployment.
Keywords
- Firm-size wage differentials, Qualification and mobility of employees
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Sciences(all)
- Geography, Planning and Development
- Social Sciences(all)
- Development
Sustainable Development Goals
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In: EMPIRICA, Vol. 25, No. 3, 01.1998, p. 245-261.
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