Arbeitspapier

An Intra-firm perspective on wage profiles and employment of older workers with special reference to human capital and deferred compensation

Human capital and deferred compensation might explain why firms employ but do not hire older workers. Adjustments of wage-tenure profiles for older new entrants are explored in the context of deferred compensation. From an equity theory perspective, such adjustments might lead to adverse incentive effects so that firms prefer to hire rather homogenous workers in terms of entry age. A personnel data set is analyzed which reveals that at least for white-collar workers entry age has a positive effect on entry wages and wage-tenure profiles are adjusted according to entry age.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: Diskussionsbeitrag ; No. 413

Classification
Wirtschaft
Economics of the Elderly; Economics of the Handicapped; Non-labor Market Discrimination
Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
Compensation Packages; Payment Methods
Personnel Economics: Firm Employment Decisions; Promotions
Personnel Economics: Compensation and Compensation Methods and Their Effects
Subject
Deferred compensation
human capital
internal labor markets
older workers
wages

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Pfeifer, Christian
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Leibniz Universität Hannover, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät
(where)
Hannover
(when)
2009

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Object type

  • Arbeitspapier

Associated

  • Pfeifer, Christian
  • Leibniz Universität Hannover, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät

Time of origin

  • 2009

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