@TechReport{CEPII:2015-27,
author={Gianluca Orefice and Nicholas Sly and Farid Toubal},
title={The Multinational Wage Premium and Wage Dynamics},
year=2015,
month=December,
institution={CEPII},
type={Working Papers},
url={http://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/fr/publications/wp/abstract.asp?NoDoc=8571},
number={2015-27},
abstract={Using detailed administrative data linking French firms and workers over the years 2002-2007, we document a distinct U-shaped pattern in worker-level wages surrounding the time their employer is acquired by a foreign firm, with a dip in earnings observed in years just before domestic firms switch to MNE status. The dip in earnings is evident in both wages and in-kind payments given to workers. To guide our empirical approach, we present a simple model with fair wage considerations among workers and endogenous cross-border acquisition activity that predicts this U-shaped pattern, and characterizes the selection of domestic targets for acquisition by an MNE.},
keywords={multinational enterprises ; wage premium ; in-kind payments ; fair wages}
}