Different firm size effects on wages for supervisors and workers

被引:12
作者
Meagher, KJ [1 ]
Wilson, H [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ New S Wales, Sch Econ, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
关键词
firm size; supervision; hierarchy; earnings; plant size;
D O I
10.1016/j.econlet.2004.02.006
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
We find that: (i) the plant size effect for supervisors is at least double that of non-supervisors, (ii) the difference is statistically significant and (iii) the firm size effect for supervisors is not explained by differential returns on standard variables. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:225 / 230
页数:6
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