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Distribution and Growth in an Economy with Limited Needs

Saint-Paul, Gilles - CESifo - 2001

This paper studies a model of the distribution of income under bounded needs. Utility derived from any given good reaches a bliss point at a finite consumption level of that good. On the other hand, introducing new varieties always increases utility. It is assumed that each variety is owned by a...

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The Effect of Changes in the U.S. Wage Structure on Recent Immigrants' Earnings

Lubotsky, Darren - Industrial Relations Section, Department of Economics - 2001

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Do firms that create intellectual property also create and sustain more good jobs? Evidence for UK firms, 2000-2006

Greenhalgh, Christine; Rogers, Mark; Schautschick, Philipp - Industrial Relations Section, Department of Economics - 2011

A common assumption in innovation policy circles is that creative and inventive firms will help to sustain employment … wage benefits of such activity is rather sparse. In this paper we first survey some existing literature on innovation and … jobs. We outline arguments for using both patents and trade marks as indicators of innovation. We then construct a large …

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Gift Exchange in the Workplace: Money or Attention?

Dur, Robert - CESifo - 2008

We develop a model of manager-employee relationships where employees care more for their manager when they are more convinced that their manager cares for them. Managers can signal their altruistic feelings towards their employees in two ways: by offering a generous wage and by giving attention....

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