Wages and human capital in finance: international evidence, 1970-2005

Hamid Boustanifar, Everett Grant and Ariell Reshef

No 266, Globalization Institute Working Papers from Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Abstract: We study the allocation and compensation of human capital in the finance industry in a set of developed economies in 1970-2005. Finance relative skill intensity and skilled wages generally increase but not in all countries, and to varying degrees. Skilled wages in finance account for 36% of increases in overall skill premia, although finance only accounts for 5.4% of skilled private sector employment, on average. Financial deregulation, financial globalization and bank concentration are the most important factors driving wages in finance. Differential investment in information and communication technology does not have causal explanatory power. High finance wages attract skilled international immigration to finance, raising concerns for \"brain drain\".

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Pages: 59 pages
Date: 2016-02-01
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DOI: 10.24149/gwp266

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