The cohort size-wage relationship in Europe

Moffat, J.; Roth, D.

doi:10.1111/labr.12081

The cohort size-wage relationship in Europe

Moffat, J.; Roth, D.

Authors

Dr John Moffat john.moffat@durham.ac.uk
Associate Professor

D. Roth

Abstract

This paper estimates the impact of cohort size on wages using data on young males in European regions covering 2004-2010. The effect of cohort size on wages is identified through an instrumental variables strategy which, in contrast to previous analyses of European data, addresses self-selection into geographical areas as well as into educational groups. The results suggest that cohort size has a significant negative effect on male wages for individuals with secondary education – the largest group – but not for individuals with less than secondary education or tertiary education. This effect is underestimated if self-selection into geographical areas is not addressed.

Citation

Moffat, J., & Roth, D. (2016). The cohort size-wage relationship in Europe. LABOUR, 30(4), 415-432. https://doi.org/10.1111/labr.12081

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Jun 6, 2016
Online Publication Date	Jul 25, 2016
Publication Date	Dec 1, 2016
Deposit Date	Jul 20, 2016
Publicly Available Date	Jul 25, 2018
Journal	LABOUR
Print ISSN	1121-7081
Electronic ISSN	1467-9914
Publisher	Wiley
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	30
Issue	4
Pages	415-432
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1111/labr.12081
Public URL	https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1377830

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This is the accepted version of the following article: Moffat, J. & Roth, D. (2016). The cohort size-wage relationship in Europe. Labour, 30(4): 415-432, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/labr.12081. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance With Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving.