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Does the plant size–wage differential increase with tenure? Affirming evidence from German panel data

Thorsten SchankClaus SchnabelDaniel Fackler

subject

Economics and EconometricsLabour economicsmedia_common.quotation_subjectfungiWagefood and beveragesDifferential (mechanical device)language.human_languageGermanlanguageEconomicsWage growthhealth care economics and organizationsFinancemedia_commonPanel data

description

We show that the major part of the plant size–wage premium in Germany is reflected in different wage growth patterns in plants of different size. This is consistent with the hypothesis that large firms ‘produce’ more skilled workers over time.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2015.07.023