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

Emanuele Colonnelli, Joacim Tåg, Michael Webb and Stefanie Wolter

AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2018, vol. 108, 323-27

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.

JEL-codes: D22 J31 L25 O14 O15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
Note: DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20181067
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