Wage dynamics and promotions inside and between firms
Antonio Dias da Silva
Bas van der KlaauwJournal of Population Economics 24, 1513-1548 (2011).
Abstract
We focus on the dynamic relation between wage increases, promotions
and job changes. In the empirical analyses, we use the Portuguesematched
employer–employee data Quadros de Pessoal. We find substantial
wage returns to both promotions and job-to-job transitions. Our results are
not consistent with models of full information and symmetric learning in a
competitive and frictionless market. This might suggest that there is asymmetric
information. An alternative explanation is that workers might search for a
good match. Finally, we show that employer-reported promotions differ to a
large extent from changes in hierarchical levels.
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Last updated: August 19, 2011.