Compensation System Design, Employment and Firm Performance:An Analyis of French Microdata and a Comparison to the U.S.A

本项目的目的是开发一系列实证研究，在存在寻租员工的情况下，实施有效契约、劳动力需求、代理关系和投资的现有模型。这项研究的一个主要创新是使用法国的微观数据，使用一组计算机文件进行分析，这些文件允许同时分析个人员工、机构和企业。对于员工，可以获得薪酬信息和技能衡量标准。对于机构单位，可以获得不同职业、行业、薪酬和收入信息的就业和薪酬水平。对于企业，可以获得详细的财务、就业和投资信息。这项研究之所以重要，是因为它将详细和全面地总结薪酬体系设计的各个组成部分、不同技能水平的就业和衡量公司业绩的基本指标之间的关系。此外，由于PI分析了美国和加拿大公司的类似数据，因此将努力估计一些直接可比较的模型。这应直接有助于正在进行的关于模拟谈判工资率和由此产生的就业需求的适当框架的调查。

The purpose of this project is to develop a series of empirical studies that implement existing models of efficient contracting, labor demand, agency relationships, and investment in the presence of rent-seeking employees. A major innovation in this study is the use of French microdata to be analyzed using a collection of computer files that allow for simultaneous analysis of individual employees, establishments, and enterprises. For the employees, compensation information and skill measures are available. For establishments, employment and compensation levels in various occupations, industry, compensation and information on revenues are available. For enterprises, detailed financial, employment and investment information are available. This research is important because it will provide a detailed and comprehensive summary of the relations among the various components of compensation system design, employment at various skill levels and fundamental measures of firm performance. In addition, because the PI has analyzed similar data for US and Canadian companies, an effort will be made to estimate some models that are directly comparable. This should contribute directly to the ongoing inquiry as to the appropriate framework for modeling negotiated wage rates and the resulting employment demand.