Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/47328 
Year of Publication: 
2011
Series/Report no.: 
Memorandum No. 2011,01
Publisher: 
University of Oslo, Department of Economics, Oslo
Abstract: 
Firms with a reputation as socially responsible may have an important cost advantage: If workers prefer their employer to be socially responsible, equilibrium wages may be lower in such firms. We explore this hypothesis, combining Norwegian register data with data on firm reputation collected by an employer branding firm. Adjusting for a large set of background variables, we find that the firm's social responsibility reputation is significantly associated with lower wages.
Subjects: 
Self-regulation
wage differentials
CSR
JEL: 
C51
D21
D64
Q56
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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