Sources of earnings dispersion in a linked employer-employee dataset : evidence from Norway

dc.contributor.author	Salvanes, Kjell Gunnar
dc.contributor.author	Lane, Julia
dc.contributor.author	Burgess, Simon
dc.date.accessioned	2006-09-06T06:51:21Z
dc.date.available	2006-09-06T06:51:21Z
dc.date.issued	1998-09
dc.identifier.issn	0804-6824
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11250/163016
dc.description.abstract	We estimate a standard human capital earnings model, augmented to allow for different firmspecific wage premia. The earnings of an individual depend on her human capital bundle and the earnings mark-up of the firm she is currently working for. We use linked employer-employee data from Norway which allows us to directly estimate the skill premium as a function of firm specific variables such as plant size, the capital/labour ratio, market share, unionisation and openness to trade. We document the impact of job reallocation and skill sorting on earnings dispersion. We find a large potential effect of labour reallocation on earnings dispersion.	en
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dc.language.iso	eng	en
dc.publisher	Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration. Department of Economics	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Discussion paper	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	1998:22	en
dc.subject	earnings dispersion	en
dc.subject	firm specific wage premiums	en
dc.subject	matched employer-employee data	en
dc.title	Sources of earnings dispersion in a linked employer-employee dataset : evidence from Norway	en
dc.type	Working paper	en