Compensating wage differentials in stable job matching equilibrium

B-Tier
Journal: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization
Year: 2015
Volume: 114
Issue: C
Pages: 36-45

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

This paper studies implicit pricing of non-wage job characteristics in the labor market using a two-sided matching model. It departs from the previous literature by allowing worker heterogeneity in productivity, which gives rise to a double transaction problem in a hedonic model. Deriving sufficient conditions under which assortative matching is the unique stable job-worker matching, we show that observed wage differentials between jobs reflect not only compensating wage differentials, but also worker productivity gaps between the jobs. We find that the job-worker matching pattern determines the extent to which compensating wage differentials are confounded with the worker productivity gap effect.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:jeborg:v:114:y:2015:i:c:p:36-45
Journal Field
Theory
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25