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Establishment size and the dispersion of wages: evidence from European countries
Lallemand, Thierry; Rycx, François - 2005
We investigate how the wage distribution differs among small and large establishments in four European countries. Findings show that within-establishment wage dispersion rises with size because large employers have a more diverse workforce. They also suggest that screening and monitoring costs...
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Is bigger still better? The decline of the wage premium at large firms
Even, William E.; Macpherson, David A. - 2009
This study shows that the wage premium paid by large firms fell over the past 20 years and that the decline in the size premium has been most pronounced among the least educated work force. Empirical evidence supports several explanations for the decline in the size premium. First, there has...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269104
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The establishment-size wage premium: evidence from European countries
Lallemand, Thierry; Plasman, Robert; Rycx, François - 2005
This study examines the magnitude and determinants of the establishment-size wage premium in five European countries using a unique harmonised matched employer-employee data set. Findings show the existence of a significant positive wage premium in all countries, even when controlling for labour...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267670
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Comparing Apples with Oranges : Revisiting the Gender Wage Gap in an International Perspective
Plasman, Robert; Sissoko, Salimata - 2004
sector for a sample of five European economies: Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, Italy and Spain. Using different methods, we …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262180
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Occupational sex segregation and management-level wages in Germany: What role does firm size play?
Busch, Anne; Holst, Elke - 2012
The paper analyzes the gender pay gap in private-sector management positions based on German panel data and using fixed-effects models. It deals with the effect of occupational sex segregation on wages, and the extent to which wage penalties for managers in predominantly female occupations are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282130
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The gender wage gap as a function of educational degree choices in an occupationally segregated EU country
Livanos, Ilias; Pouliakas, Konstantinos - 2009
graduates contributes to the gender pay gap, and the reasons underlying their distinct educational choices. The case of Greece …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269462
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Earnings determination and taxes: evidence from a cohort based payroll tax reform in Greece
Saez, Emmanuel; Matsaganis, Manos; Tsakloglou, Panos - 2010
This paper analyzes the response of earnings to payroll tax rates using a cohort-based reform in Greece. All …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269583
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Wage returns to university disciplines in Greece: are Greek higher education degrees Trojan horses?
Livanos, Ilias; Pouliakas, Konstantinos - 2009
wage responsiveness across various degree subjects in Greece is interesting, as it is characterised by high levels of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271251
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The immigrant earnings disadvantage across the earnings and skills distributions: the case of immigrants from the EU's new member states in Ireland
Barrett, Alan; McGuinness, Seamus; O'Brien, Martin - 2008
destinations. In this paper, we analyse the earnings of immigrants in Ireland from the NMS using a new large-scale dataset on … employees in Ireland. In so doing, we add to the emerging strand in the literature on immigrant earnings that looks beyond … determinant of the immigrant-native earnings gap for NMS immigrants in Ireland. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268644
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Return to training and establishment size: a reexamination of the size-wage puzzle
Feng, Shuaizhang - 2009
The paper reexamines the employer size-wage puzzle using NLSY79 data. The empirical results show that even for those who never receive any training from their employers, size-wage premium still exists and is quantitatively important. Wage increases associated with receiving on-the-job training...
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