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Young firms, job quality and inclusiveness

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  • Flavio Calvino
  • Hélder Costa
  • Francesco Manaresi
  • Nathalie Scholl

Abstract

This paper analyses jobs in young firms, compared to older ones, in terms of wages, contract security and inclusiveness. Inclusiveness refers to labour market outcomes for women, foreign-born workers or foreigners. Comprehensive analysis based on French and Portuguese linked employer-employee data suggests that for similar workers, young firms tend to pay a small wage premium and offer more stable contracts. Gender wage gaps tend to be smaller in young firms, but they do not seem to employ more women. Wage gaps between workers born in France and foreign-born workers, or Portuguese workers and foreigners, appear to some extent higher in young firms but they employ a higher share of foreign-born workers or foreigners. Hence, fostering business dynamism can nurture inclusive labour markets and promote economic growth.

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  • Flavio Calvino & Hélder Costa & Francesco Manaresi & Nathalie Scholl, 2025. "Young firms, job quality and inclusiveness," OECD Science, Technology and Industry Working Papers 2025/08, OECD Publishing.
    • Handle: RePEc:oec:stiaaa:2025/08-en
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    Keywords

    Inclusiveness; Job Quality; Young Firms;
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    JEL classification:

    • D22 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Firm Behavior: Empirical Analysis
    • J30 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - General
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
    • M13 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - New Firms; Startups

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