• Media type: E-Book
  • Title: Labour supply and firm size
  • Contributor: Shao, Lin [Author]; Sohail, Faisal [Author]; Yurdagul, Emircan [Author]
  • Published: [Ottawa]: Bank of Canada, [2023]
  • Published in: Bank of Canada: Staff working paper ; 2023,47
  • Issue: Last updated: August 25, 2023
  • Extent: 1 Online-Ressource (circa 76 Seiten); Illustrationen
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.34989/swp-2023-47
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  • Keywords: Firm dynamics ; Labour markets ; Graue Literatur
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  • Description: Larger firms feature i) longer hours worked, ii) higher wages, and iii) smaller (larger) wage penalties for working long (short) hours. We reconcile these patterns in a general equilibrium model, which features the endogenous interaction of hours, wages, and firm size. In the model, workers willing to work longer hours sort into larger firms that offer a wage premium. Complementarities in hours worked generate wage penalties that increase with the distance from the average firm hours. We use the model to argue about the importance of the interaction between hours, wages, and firm size on inequality.
  • Access State: Open Access