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KDI Journal of Economic Policy. Vol. 47, No. 3, August 2025, pp. 115-128
https://doi.org/10.23895/kdijep.2025.47.3.115
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Sharing Economic Rents with Workers? Evidence from Matched Employer-Employee Data in Vietnam
Abstract
Utilising matched employer-employee data from Vietnamese small and medium enterprises (SMEs) surveys spanning the time frame of 2007-2015, we investigate the extent to which firms share economic rents with their employees through wage adjustments. Our analysis reveals rent-sharing elasticity of 0.08-0.1, demonstrating that small firms with limited market power engage in rent sharing in response to increased economic rents, measured as value added per employee. This rent sharing is prominent if a worker is related to an owner and is engaged in non-production jobs. However, the analysis based on worker panel data indicates caution against interpreting the results as causal evidence.
Keywords
Rent Sharing, Profits, Vietnam, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), Matched Employer-Employee Data
JEL Code
J31, J46, O12
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