Firm size and wages in China

Wenshu Gao; Russell Smyth

doi:10.1080/13504851003636156

Firm size and wages in China

Wenshu Gao
, Russell Smyth

Department of Economics

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Abstract

We find that larger firms in China actually pay lower wages. The most plausible explanation for this result is that larger firms in China employ a higher ratio of blue-collar workers.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	353 - 357
Number of pages	5
Journal	Applied Economics Letters
Volume	18
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/13504851003636156
Publication status	Published - 2011

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