Download This PaperCareers in Finance
Center for Financial Studies Working Paper No. 674, 2021
43 Pages Posted: 5 Feb 2022
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Careers in Finance
Careers in Finance
Date Written: December 12, 2021
Abstract
The finance wage premium since the 1990s has arguably lured talent away from other industries. However, the allocation of talent is likely to respond to differences in career paths, not in wages at a given date. We use resume data to reconstruct the careers of 11,255 professionals in finance, high-tech and services from 1980 to 2017, and find that careers mostly develop within sectors. Careers in asset management feature higher and steeper pay profiles than those of employees in banking, insurance and non-finance, yet this career premium cannot be explained by higher risk. Labor market entry responds positively to career premia in asset management and high-tech, and these sectors are regarded as substitutes by potential entrants, consistently with high-tech competing with asset management in attracting talent.
Keywords: careers, finance premium, asset management, labor market entry, high-tech
JEL Classification: G20, G23, J24, J62, J63
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Andrew Ellul
Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Finance ( email )
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