Do recruitment ties affect wages? An analysis using matched employer-employee data from Vietnam

Anna Folke Larsen; John Rand; Nina Elisabeth Torm

doi:10.1111/j.1467-9361.2011.00626.x

Do recruitment ties affect wages? An analysis using matched employer-employee data from Vietnam

Anna Folke Larsen, John Rand, Nina Elisabeth Torm

9 Citations (Scopus)

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 the authors 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, they 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.

Original language	English
Journal	Review of Development Economics
Volume	15
Issue number	3
Pages (from-to)	541-555
Number of pages	15
ISSN	1363-6669
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9361.2011.00626.x
Publication status	Published - Aug 2011

Access to Document

10.1111/j.1467-9361.2011.00626.x

Cite this

@article{613f258360f44291a10209155abc20cb,

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 the authors 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, they 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.",

author = "Larsen, {Anna Folke} and John Rand and Torm, {Nina Elisabeth}",

note = "JEL Classification: J24, J31, O53",

year = "2011",

month = aug,

doi = "10.1111/j.1467-9361.2011.00626.x",

language = "English",

volume = "15",

pages = "541--555",

journal = "Review of Development Economics",

issn = "1363-6669",

publisher = "Wiley-Blackwell",

number = "3",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Do recruitment ties affect wages? An analysis using matched employer-employee data from Vietnam

AU - Larsen, Anna Folke

AU - Rand, John

AU - Torm, Nina Elisabeth

N1 - JEL Classification: J24, J31, O53

PY - 2011/8

Y1 - 2011/8

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 the authors 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, they 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 the authors 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, they 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.

U2 - 10.1111/j.1467-9361.2011.00626.x

DO - 10.1111/j.1467-9361.2011.00626.x

M3 - Journal article

SN - 1363-6669

VL - 15

SP - 541

EP - 555

JO - Review of Development Economics

JF - Review of Development Economics

IS - 3

ER -