Pecuniary Returns to Working Conditions in Vietnam
Nordman, Christophe J.; Sharma, Smriti (2020), Pecuniary Returns to Working Conditions in Vietnam, in Rand, John; Tarp, Finn, Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises in Vietnam, Oxford University Press : Oxford, p. 208-229. 10.1093/oso/9780198851189.003.0010
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Chapitre d'ouvrageDate
2020Book title
Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises in VietnamBook author
Rand, John; Tarp, FinnPublisher
Oxford University Press
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Oxford
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9780198851189
Pages
208-229
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Nordman, Christophe J.
Développement, institutions et analyses de long terme [DIAL]
Sharma, Smriti
Abstract (EN)
Using matched worker-firm data from three waves of the Vietnam Small and Medium Enterprises data, we examine whether workers are compensated with higher wages for working in vulnerable jobs and unfavourable working conditions. Wage equations indicate that there are no clear compensating mechanisms for working in poor conditions, for having an informal contract, and for having few financial benefits. Quantile regressions show that workers in the upper tail of the wage distribution are more likely to be penalized for working in adverse working conditions. Employees recruited through official hiring channels with an informal contract earn less than employees hired through social networks. Upon estimating mean decompositions of wage gaps based on working conditions, we find that the gap is almost entirely explained by the conjunction of worker, job, and firm characteristics in 2015, in contrast to the previous survey year of 2013.Subjects / Keywords
Vietnam; SMEs; informal contracts; working conditions; compensating mechanisms; hiring channels; social networks; wage gapsRelated items
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