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

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Söderbom, M, Teal, F, Wambugu, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2005
Description
Summary: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.