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Determinants of the Labor Share

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  • Jakub Growiec

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This paper analyzes the sources of labor share variations and the general downward trend of the labor share observed recently in most European economies. Using a unique quarterly firm-level panel data set from the Polish business sector for the period 1995-2008, the author quantifies the impacts on the observed variation in labor shares of (1) firms' "demographics," including age as well as entry and exit behavior; (2) selected labor market characteristics, such as newly filled vacancies, labor market tightness, and human capital measures; (3) firm- and sector-level measures of export intensity, competition, and ownership structure; and (4) shifts in the sectoral makeup of gross domestic product. The potential cross-effects among these variables are also tested. The author concludes that while sector-specific factors, changes in the ownership structure, and the accumulation of human capital explain a large fraction of the observed downward trend in the labor share, labor market characteristics, market structures, and firm demographics are robust correlates of labor share changes at high frequency.

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  • Jakub Growiec, 2012. "Determinants of the Labor Share," Eastern European Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 50(5), pages 23-65, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:mes:eaeuec:v:50:y:2012:i:5:p:23-65
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