Joint work with Francesco Del Prato and Yaroslav Korobka. Slides available on request.

Abstract. We revisit the wage decomposition literature by allowing for a non-parametric function of both worker- and firm-level covariates in a wage equation with two-way (worker and firm) fixed effects. We develop theoretical results about the estimation of key covariance components and an application on Portuguese data.

Joint work with Francesco Del Prato; VisitINPS 2023 project.

Abstract. In local labor markets, workers often move at early stages of their careers from lower-paying firms that provide them training, to better-paying, specialized firms. We call this mechanism “human capital value chain” and we document its implications on both workers’ wage paths and local agglomeration externalities.