TY - UNPB

T1 - Do recruitment ties affect wages?

T2 - An analysis using matched employer-employee data from Vietnam

AU - Larsen, Anna Folke

AU - Rand, John

AU - Torm, Nina Elisabeth

N1 - JE Classification: J24; J31; O53

PY - 2011

Y1 - 2011

N2 - 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.

AB - 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.

M3 - Working paper

T3 - FOI Working Paper

BT - Do recruitment ties affect wages?

PB - Fødevareøkonomisk Institut, Københavns Universitet

ER -