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An empirical note on wages in an internal labour market

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Earnings functions are estimated using personnel data of a German company. Results support a positive correlation between human capital, hierarchical levels, promotions, and wages. Moreover, promoted and newly hired employees start at the bottom of a level's wage distribution.

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  • Pfeifer, Christian, 2008. "An empirical note on wages in an internal labour market," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 99(3), pages 570-573, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:99:y:2008:i:3:p:570-573
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    4. Christian Pfeifer, 2009. "Adjustment of Deferred Compensation Schemes, Fairness Concerns, and Hiring of Older Workers," Working Paper Series in Economics 151, University of Lüneburg, Institute of Economics.
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    8. Jens Mohrenweiser & Thomas Zwick & Uschi Backes‐Gellner, 2019. "Poaching and Firm‐Sponsored Training," British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics, vol. 57(1), pages 143-181, March.

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