Firm Heterogeneity and Worker Turnover

Julia Lane (), Alan G Isaac () and David W. Stevens
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David W. Stevens: University of Baltimore

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Abstract: Previous emperical analyses of job mobility focus on worker rather than firm characteristics. This paper exploits a unique data set on enterprise employment. We describe sectoral difference in turnover rates and in the persistence of turnover. We also present evidence of persistent turnover differends at the level of individual firms--a result that is expected if firms have managers with differing ability to screen workers. When we consider the consequences to the firm of such turnover, we discover that high turnover firms are less likely to survive.

Keywords: labor turnover; job mobility; wage record data (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J6 J63 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1996-02-07
Note: Type of Document - WordPerfect; prepared on IBM PC ; to print on HP Laserjet; pages: 29 ; figures: included. none
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