Tag: big-box stores

Why employees earn more at big-box chains than mom-and-pop shops (and other observations)

Dec 12, 2014

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by

mwkruse

in Business, Capitalism and Markets, Economics, Poverty, Public Policy

PBS News Hour has a piece Why employees earn more at big-box chains than mom-and-pop shops. Contrary to widespread belief, big-box stores and chains have increased wages in the retail sector as they have spread, according to “Do Large Modern Retailers Pay Premium Wages?” (NBER Working Paper No. 20313). Retail wages rise markedly with the…