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Unobserved heterogeneity and the relation between earnings and firm size: evidence from two developing countries

Abstract:: Large firms in Ghana and Kenya pay much higher wages than small ones. We use panel data to show this is not the result of employing high-ability individuals. The size effect remains substantial with controls for individual fixed effects.

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Söderbom, M., Teal, F., & Wambugu, A. (2005). Unobserved heterogeneity and the relation between earnings and firm size: evidence from two developing countries. Economics Letters, 87(2), 153–159.

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Söderbom, M, et al. “Unobserved Heterogeneity and the Relation between Earnings and Firm Size: Evidence from Two Developing Countries.” Economics Letters, vol. 87, no. 2, 2005, pp. 153–59.

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Söderbom, M, F Teal, and A Wambugu. 2005. “Unobserved Heterogeneity and the Relation between Earnings and Firm Size: Evidence from Two Developing Countries.” Economics Letters 87 (2): 153–59.
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Institution:: University of Oxford
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Institution:: University of Oxford
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Publisher:: Elsevier
Journal:: Economics Letters More from this journal
Volume:: 87
Issue:: 2
Pages:: 153 - 159
Publication date:: 2005-01-01
DOI:: 10.1016/j.econlet.2004.09.012
ISSN:: 0165-1765

Language:: English
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Local pid:: oai:economics.ouls.ox.ac.uk:12595
Deposit date:: 2011-08-15
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Copyright holder:: Elsevier BV
Copyright date:: 2005
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