2025/05/09 by Flavio Calvino, Hélder Costa, Francesco Manaresi +1 · 1 voice
Social Sciences · Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Business, Management and Accounting · #Youth Education and Societal Dynamics #Labor market dynamics and wage inequality #Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
paper · doi:10.1787/a6bb0f3a-en
openalex publication_date 2025/05/09 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/11
This paper analyses jobs in young firms, compared to older ones, in terms of wages, contract security and inclusiveness. Inclusiveness refers to labour market outcomes for women, foreign-born workers or foreigners. Comprehensive analysis based on French and Portuguese linked employer-employee data suggests that for similar workers, young firms tend to pay a small wage premium and offer more stable contracts. Gender wage gaps tend to be smaller in young firms, but they do not seem to employ more women. Wage gaps between workers born in France and foreign-born workers, or Portuguese workers and foreigners, appear to some extent higher in young firms but they employ a higher share of foreign-born workers or foreigners. Hence, fostering business dynamism can nurture inclusive labour markets and promote economic growth.