Wage inequality in workers’ cooperatives and conventional firms

The author evaluates the effects of democratic worker participation on the income distribution within firms. Wage inequality in French workers’ cooperatives (called SCOPs) versus traditional firms is measured using the 2001-2012 panel DADS dataset which includes all French firms. The author finds si...

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Main Author:	Nathalie Magn
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Università Carlo Cattaneo LIUC 2017-12-01
Series:	The European Journal of Comparative Economics
Subjects:	worker cooperatives inequality wage equation
Online Access:	http://ejce.liuc.it/18242979201702/182429792017140207.pdf

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spelling	doaj-d73fee0a420c4ac59911eb64bf39ff3c2020-11-25T00:55:06ZengUniversità Carlo Cattaneo LIUCThe European Journal of Comparative Economics1824-29792017-12-0114230332910.25428/1824-2979/201702-303-329Wage inequality in workers’ cooperatives and conventional firmsNathalie MagnThe author evaluates the effects of democratic worker participation on the income distribution within firms. Wage inequality in French workers’ cooperatives (called SCOPs) versus traditional firms is measured using the 2001-2012 panel DADS dataset which includes all French firms. The author finds significantly lower inequality in SCOPs, in line with the previous empirical literature. Going into more detail, it appears that inequality is reduced at the top of the distribution and specifically regarding qualification-based inequalities; the gender gap and the advantage of senior workers are not lower in SCOPs. These findings contribute to the literature on Labor-Managed Firms, as well as to the broader debate on rising wage inequality in developed countries.http://ejce.liuc.it/18242979201702/182429792017140207.pdfworker cooperativesinequalitywage equation
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title	Wage inequality in workers’ cooperatives and conventional firms
title_short	Wage inequality in workers’ cooperatives and conventional firms
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publisher	Università Carlo Cattaneo LIUC
series	The European Journal of Comparative Economics
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publishDate	2017-12-01
description	The author evaluates the effects of democratic worker participation on the income distribution within firms. Wage inequality in French workers’ cooperatives (called SCOPs) versus traditional firms is measured using the 2001-2012 panel DADS dataset which includes all French firms. The author finds significantly lower inequality in SCOPs, in line with the previous empirical literature. Going into more detail, it appears that inequality is reduced at the top of the distribution and specifically regarding qualification-based inequalities; the gender gap and the advantage of senior workers are not lower in SCOPs. These findings contribute to the literature on Labor-Managed Firms, as well as to the broader debate on rising wage inequality in developed countries.
topic	worker cooperatives inequality wage equation
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Wage inequality in workers’ cooperatives and conventional firms

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