Econ Papers Daily / 期刊论文
缺失的中层管理者：劳动力成本、企业结构与发展
The Missing Middle Managers: Labor Costs, Firm Structure, and Development
摘要
Using data obtained from human resources consulting firms, we document the cost to large firms of hiring managers and business professionals in 146 countries worldwide. The average pay in the poorest decile of countries is $18,000 per year, which is 9.7 times GDP per worker. In contrast, in the richest decile of countries, large firms pay managers and business professionals only 0.8 times GDP per worker. We use an appropriate technology model to show that the cost of management could be an important deterrent to the expansion of the modern sector in developing countries.
中文摘要
利用从人力资源咨询公司获取的数据，我们记录了全球146个国家大型企业招聘管理人员和商务专业人士的成本。在收入最低的十分位国家中，平均年薪为18,000美元，是人均GDP的9.7倍。相比之下，在收入最高的十分位国家中，大型企业支付给管理人员和商务专业人士的薪酬仅为人均GDP的0.8倍。我们采用适宜技术模型表明，管理成本可能是阻碍发展中国家现代部门扩张的重要因素。