Viet Nam: workers in transition

Quang, Vinh Dao

doi:10.1016/b978-1-84334-330-1.50011-9

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“…We also control for the share of female workers in the enterprise since this has been shown to have a negative effect on the wages of all workers in the firm (Croson and Gneezy, 2009). Furthermore, since non‐wage benefits constitute an important part of the total compensation package in Vietnam (Quang, 2008) we incorporate the log of average other labor costs (social and health insurance, training and recruitment expenses).…”

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Do Recruitment Ties Affect Wages? An Analysis using Matched Employer–Employee Data from Vietnam

Larsen

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Torm

2011

Review Development Economics

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This paper examines the extent to which recruitment ties affect individual wage outcomes in small and medium scale manufacturing firms. Based on a unique matched employer-employee dataset from Vietnam the authors find that there is a significant positive wage premium associated with obtaining a job through an informal contact, when controlling for standard determinants of wage compensation. Moreover, they show that the mechanism through which informal contacts affect wages depends on the type of recruitment tie used. The findings are robust across location, firm size categories, and different worker types.* Larsen and Torm (corresponding author):

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