An empirical note on wages in an internal labour market
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Earnings functions are estimated using personnel data of a German company. Results support a positive correlation between human capital, hierarchical levels, promotions, and wages. Moreover, promoted and newly hired employees start at the bottom of a level's wage distribution.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Economics Letters |
| Volume | 99 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Pages (from-to) | 570-573 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISSN | 0165-1765 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 01.06.2008 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:
I would like to thank Knut Gerlach, the seminar participants at the University of Zurich, and an anonymous referee for helpful comments. Financial support from the Fritz Thyssen Foundation is gratefully acknowledged.
- Finance
- Economics and Econometrics
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Economics - Internal labour markets, New entrants, Wages
- Gender and Diversity
Research areas
- SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
- SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities