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Motivation and Sorting in Open Source Software Innovation
Belenzon, Sharon; Schankerman, Mark - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008
innovation. We exploit the observed pattern of contributions - the 'revealed preference' of developers - to infer the underlying … incentives. Using detailed information on code contributions and project membership, we classify developers into distinct groups …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005789146
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Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Inventors (But Never Asked): Evidence from the PatVal-EU Survey
Brusoni, Stefano; Crespi, Gustavo; Francoz, Dominique; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006
Based on a survey of the inventors of 9,017 European patented inventions, this paper provides new information about the characteristics of European inventors, the sources of their knowledge, the importance of formal and informal collaborations, the motivations to invent, and the actual use and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005124480
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The Innovation, Unemployment and Competitiveness Challenge in Germany
Audretsch, David B - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1995
international competitiveness - to a lack of innovative activity. In Germany the Innovationskrise (innovation crisis) combines with … for the 1990s. This paper documents the extent of this economic dilemma confronting Germany as well as the rest of Western …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005661481
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Reforming Incentive Schemes Under Political Constraints: The Physician Agency
Demange, Gabrielle; Geoffard, Pierre-Yves - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002
The present Paper investigates political constraints that may impair attempts to reform payment schemes of a given profession. When the good produced (e.g. health care) is imperfectly observable by the payer (e.g. health insurance), asymmetries of information limit the possibility to base...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005124414
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Free to Choose? Reform and Demand Response in the English National Health Service
Gaynor, Martin; Propper, Carol; Seiler, Stephan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012
elasticity of demand faced by hospitals increased post-reform, giving hospitals potentially large incentives to improve their … quality of care and nd suggestive evidence that hospitals responded strongly to the enhanced incentives due to increased …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011083844
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The effect of audit regimes on applications for long-term care
Lindeboom, Maarten; van der Klaauw, Bas; Vriend, Sandra - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015
performance incentives, on behavior of care providers filing applications for providing long-term care services to patients. We … degree of control reduces the number of applications and that introducing performance incentives reduces this even further …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011272714
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Taxation and Regulation of Bonus Pay
Besley, Timothy J.; Ghatak, Maitreesh - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
We explore the consequence for taxation and regulation of bonus pay when investors are protected by taxpayers from downside risk. The paper develops a model where workers in financial sector firms make decisions about effort and risk-taking which are influenced by the structure of bonus pay....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009246598
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Pride and Prejudice: The Human Side of Incentive Theory
Ellingsen, Tore; Johannesson, Magnus - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006
, the model offers an explanation for motivational crowding out: Control systems and pecuniary incentives may erode morale …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005662241
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Matching Firms, Managers, and Incentives
Bandiera, Oriana; Guiso, Luigi; Prat, Andrea; Sadun, … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009
We provide evidence on the match between firms, managers and incentives using a new survey designed for this purpose … implicit incentives they face and on the firms they work for. We model a market for managerial talent where both firms and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005662350
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Incentives and Invention in Universities
Lach, Saul; Schankerman, Mark - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003
, and local development objectives of technology license offices. Royalty incentives work both by raising faculty effort and … sorting scientists across universities. The effect of incentives works primarily by increasing the quality (value) rather than …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005662368