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The Costs of Hiring Skilled Workers

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Marc Blatter (Institute of Economics, University of Berne)
Samuel Muehlemann () (Institute of Economics, University of Berne)
Samuel Schenker (Institute of Economics, University of Berne)

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Abstract

The structure of labor adjustment costs determines how firms adjust their workforce over time. However, the shape of these costs has been subject of a controversial discussion in the literature. In this paper we directly estimate the firm’s hiring costs based on detailed establishment-level data. Our results provide strong evidence in favor of increasing marginal hiring costs.

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Paper provided by University of Zurich, Institute for Strategy and Business Economics (ISU) in its series Economics of Education Working Paper Series with number 0015.

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Length: 39 pages
Date of creation: Mar 2008
Date of revision: Oct 2008
Handle: RePEc:iso:educat:0015

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Keywords: Hiring costs; generalized monopsony;

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J32 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Nonwage Labor Costs and Benefits; Private Pensions
J63 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, and Vacancies - - - Turnover; Vacancies; Layoffs

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