We argue that employer size wage effects reflect the role of hierarchy. Using matched employer–employee data and individual longitudinal data, we show that the employer size wage effects for supervisors are approximately twice those for non-supervisors. We confirm sorting on supervisor ability, and present evidence of additional match-specific wage returns for supervisors. We demonstrate that spans of control influence the establishment size return for supervisors but not for non-supervisors. Talented supervisors sort into larger establishments taking a talent premium with them, but they also receive a match-specific return on that talent only when matched with a larger establishment.

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等级制度和雇主规模对工资的影响：来自英国的证据

我们认为雇主规模工资效应反映了等级制度的作用。使用匹配的雇主 - 雇员数据和个人纵向数据，我们表明主管的雇主规模工资效应大约是非主管的两倍。我们确认对主管能力的排序，并为主管提供额外的匹配特定工资回报的证据。我们证明，控制跨度会影响监管机构的规模回报，但不会影响非监管机构。有才华的主管会带着人才溢价进入更大的机构，但他们也只有在与更大的机构匹配时才能获得特定于匹配的人才回报。