Different firm size effects on wages for supervisors and workers

Kieron J. Meagher; Hugh Wilson

doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2004.02.006

Different firm size effects on wages for supervisors and workers

Kieron J. Meagher^*, Hugh Wilson

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	225-230
Number of pages	6
Journal	Economics Letters
Volume	84
Issue number	2
Early online date	27 Apr 2004
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2004.02.006
Publication status	Published - Aug 2004
Externally published	Yes

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