Hierarchy and the Employer Size Effect on Wages: Evidence from Britain
研究利用英国雇主-雇员匹配数据，发现雇主规模对主管的工资溢价约为非主管的两倍，且主管才能的匹配效应和管控幅度是重要机制。
We argue that employer size wage effects reflect the role of hierarchy. Using matched employer–employee data and individual longitudinal data, we show that the employer size wage effects for supervisors are approximately twice those for non‐supervisors. We confirm sorting on supervisor ability, and present evidence of additional match‐specific wage returns for supervisors. We demonstrate that spans of control influence the establishment size return for supervisors but not for non‐supervisors. Talented supervisors sort into larger establishments taking a talent premium with them, but they also receive a match‐specific return on that talent only when matched with a larger establishment.