Productivity and age: Evidence from work teams at the assembly line

We study the relation between workers age and their productivity in work teams, based on a new and unique data set that combines data on errors occurring in the production process of a large car manufacturer with detailed information on the personal characteristics of workers related to the errors. We correct for non-random sample selection and the potential endogeneity of the age-composition in work teams. Our results suggest that productivity in this plant which is typical for large-scale manufacturing does not decline at least up to age 60.

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Year of publication:	2013
Authors:	Weiss M. ; B?rsch-Supan A.
Institutions:	Graduate School of Business and Economics (GSBE), School of Business and Economics
Subject:	Production \| Cost \| Capital \| Total Factor \| and Multifactor Productivity \| Capacity \| Economics of the Elderly \| Economics of the Handicapped \| Non-labor Market Discrimination \| Human Capital \| Skills \| Occupational Choice \| Labor Productivity

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Research Memorandum.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series Research Memorandum Number 029
Classification:	J24 - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity ; J14 - Economics of the Elderly ; D24 - Production; Capital and Total Factor Productivity; Capacity
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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