Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name:  Anna Folke Larsen
Author-Name-First: Anna Folke
Author-Name-Last: Larsen
Author-Email: anna.folke.larsen@econ.ku.dk
Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen
Author-Name:  John Rand
Author-Name-First: John
Author-Name-Last: Rand
Author-Email: jra@foi.dk
Author-Workplace-Name: Institute of Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen
Author-Name:  Nina Torm
Author-Name-First: Nina
Author-Name-Last: Torm
Author-Email: nina.torm@econ.ku.dk
Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen
Title:  Do recruitment ties affect wages? An analysis using matched employer-employee data from Vietnam
Abstract:  This paper examines the extent to which recruitment ties affect individual wage outcomes in small and medium scale manufacturing firms. Based on a unique matched employer-employee dataset from Vietnam we find that there is a significant positive wage premium associated with obtaining a job through an informal contact, when controlling for standard determinants of wage compensation. Moreover, we show that the mechanism through which informal contacts affect wages depends on the type of recruitment tie used. The findings are robust across location, firm size categories and different worker types.
Length:  23 pages
Creation-Date:  2011-01
File-URL: http://okonomi.foi.dk/workingpapers/WPpdf/WP2011/WP_2011_4_recruitment_ties_wages.pdf
File-Format: Application/pdf
Number: 2011/4
Classification-JEL: J24,J31,O53
Keywords: Wages, Recruitment ties, Vietnam
Handle: RePEc:foi:wpaper:2011_4