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Wage Flexibility and Contract Structure in Germany

Vilhuber, Lars - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Analyse des … - 1996

German unions do in fact bargain over both wages and employment, but that the models of individualistic contracts, such as …. Furthermore, we explore the heterogeneity of contracts over a variety of worker and job characteristics. In particular, we find … evidence that contracts differ across industries and across firm size. Workers of large firms are remarkably more insulated …

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Is Emulation Good for You? The Ups and Downs of Rivalry

Léonard, Daniel; Long, Ngo Van - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Analyse des … - 2008

We model the emulation between two athletes whose goals are fixed by their coaches. The coaches in turn engage in a game of goal setting. We analyze the equilibriums of that game. For some range of parameter values, there are only mixed equilibriums, where one coach randomizes his goals while...

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Collaboration and contracting out versus funding and support Impact on the propensity to patent of Canadian biotechnology firms 1999-2005

Beaudry, Catherine - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Analyse des … - 2011

Using the four Biotechnology Uses and Development surveys of Statistics Canada, we analyse the relative importance of funding and support as well as collaboration and contracting, R&D and IP strategies on the propensity to patent of Canadian biotechnology firms. Our model accounts for the...

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Détecter et prévenir la collusion dans les marchés publics en construction: Meilleures pratiques favorisant la concurrence

Chassin, Youri; Joanis, Marcelin - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Analyse des … - 2010

With assertion of collusive behavior in public construction projects, this report looks at the best practices meant to detect and to deter collusion in procurement. Based on regulatory frameworks, an overview of actual processes in public procurement and of construction industry regulation is...

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Labour Supply, Work Effort and Contract Choice: Theory and Evidence on Physicians

Fortin, Bernard; Jacquemet, Nicolas; Shearer, Bruce S. - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Analyse des … - 2010

-leisure trade-off. We allow workers a choice between two contracts: a piece rate contract, wherein he is paid per unit of service … simulate elasticities and the effects of ex ante reforms on physician contracts. Our results show that physician services and …

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Matching, Human Capital, and the Covariance Structure of Earnings

Parent, Daniel - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Analyse des … - 1995

Using method of moments techniques (ref: Chamberlain (1984), Gallant and Jorgenson (1979)), this paper's objective is to test the predictions of the theory of job-matching and the theory of human capital pertaining to the covariance structure of residuals from a typical Mincer log earnings...

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Career Starts and the Male-Female Wage Gap

Havet, Nathalie; Lacroix, Guy - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Analyse des … - 2003

The paper focuses on the early career patterns of young male and female workers. It investigates potential dynamic links between statistical discrimination, mobility, tenure and wage profiles. The model assumes that it is more costly for an employer to assess female workers' productivity and...

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The Promotion Dynamics of American Executives

Belzil, Christian; Bognanno, Michael - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Analyse des … - 2004

We formulate an empirical model of promotion with dynamic selfselection where the current promotion probability depends on the hierarchical level in the firm, individual human capital, unobserved (to the econometrician) individual specific attributes, time varying firm specific variables (firm...

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Industry-Specific Capital and the Wage Profile: Evidence from the NLSY and the PSID

Parent, Daniel - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Analyse des … - 1995

Using data from the NLSY (1979-1991) and from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID, 1981-1987), we seek to determine whether there is any net positive return to tenure with the current employer once we control for industry-specific capital. Using data from the PSID, Topel (JPE 1991)...

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Sector-Specific On-the-Job Training: Evidence from U.S. Data

Vilhuber, Lars - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Analyse des … - 1997

Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY), we re-examine the effect of formal on-the-job training on mobility patterns of young American workers. By employing parametric duration models, we evaluate the economic impact of training on productive time with an employer....

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