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Title: Employer Size and Labor Turnover: The Role of Pensions
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1. Even, William E.
MacPherson, David A.
Employer Size and Labor Turnover: The Role of Pensions
Industrial and Labor Relations Review 49,4 (July 1996): 707-728.
Also: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2524518
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University
Keyword(s): Benefits, Fringe; Current Population Survey (CPS) / CPS-Fertility Supplement; Firm Size; Job Turnover; Pensions; Quality of Employment Survey (QES)

The well-documented lower labor turnover in large firms than in smaller firms has been cited as evidence that large firms pay workers above their opportunity wage. This study investigates whether the relationship between firm size and turnover can instead be accounted for in part by size-related differences in the availability, portability, or generosity of pension plans. Analyzing extensive data for the years 1973-93, the authors find that pension coverage was associated with a greater reduction in worker turnover in large firms than in small firms. They also find that when appropriate controls for worker characteristics are employed, there is virtually no association between firm size and labor turnover for workers not covered by a pension. (Copyright New York State School of Industrial & Labor Relations 1996)
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Even, William E. and David A. MacPherson. "Employer Size and Labor Turnover: The Role of Pensions." Industrial and Labor Relations Review 49,4 (July 1996): 707-728.