The productivity-wage premium: Does size still matter in a service economy?

The literature has established two robust stylised facts: (i) the existence of a firm size-wage premium; and (ii) a positive relationship between firm size and productivity. However, the existing evidence is mainly based on manufacturing data only. With manufacturing nowadays accounting for a small...

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Main Author: Berlingieri, Giuseppe (Author)
Other Authors: Calligaris, Sara (Contributor), Criscuolo, Chiara (Contributor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris OECD Publishing 2018
Series:OECD Science, Technology and Industry Working Papers
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Summary:The literature has established two robust stylised facts: (i) the existence of a firm size-wage premium; and (ii) a positive relationship between firm size and productivity. However, the existing evidence is mainly based on manufacturing data only. With manufacturing nowadays accounting for a small share of the economy, whether productivity, size, and wages are closely linked, and how tight this link is across sectors, is still an open question. Using a unique micro-aggregated dataset covering the whole economy in 17 countries over 1994-2012, this paper compares these relationships across sectors. While the size-wage and size-productivity premia are significantly weaker in market services compared to manufacturing, the link between wages and productivity is stronger. The combination of these results suggests that, in a service economy the "size-wage premium" becomes more a "productivity-wage premium". These results have first-order policy implications for both workers and firms
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (33 Seiten)
DOI:10.1787/04e36c29-en

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