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Some are Punished and Some are Rewarded: A Study of the Impact of Performance Pay on Job Satisfaction

McCausland, W.D.; Pouliakas, K.; Theodossiou, I. - EconWPA - 2005

individuals receiving performance- related pay (PRP) compared to those on alternative compensation plans. Using data from four …

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Socio-Economic Differences in the Perceived Quality of High and Low-Paid Jobs in Europe

Pouliakas, Konstantinos; Theodossiou, Ioannis - EconWPA - 2005

This paper engages in a novel comparison of differences in the perceived quality of high and low-paid jobs across six European labour markets. Utilizing data from six waves (1996-2001) of the European Community Household Panel (ECHP), and after correcting for the selectivity problem that is...

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Do Job Disamenities Raise Wages or Ruin Job Satisfaction?

Böckerman, Petri; Ilmakunnas, Pekka - EconWPA - 2005

This study investigates the role of adverse working conditions in the determination of individual wages and overall job satisfaction in the Finnish labour market. The potential influence of adverse working conditions on self-reported fairness of pay at the workplace is considered as an...

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Geneses of labour market turnover: Job search and entrepreneurial aspirations on-the-job

Hyytinen, Ari; Ilmakunnas, Pekka - EconWPA - 2005

In this paper we study the labour market behavior of employed individuals that have entrepreneurial aspirations in addition to aspirations to switch job. We analyze empirically these two “search processes” side-by-side and report three main findings: First, neither entrepreneurial...

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Job satisfaction among US Ph.D. graduates: the effects of gender and employment sector

Moguerou, Philippe - EconWPA - 2002

In this paper we try to understand the determinants of job satisfaction. The population of US Ph.D. graduates provides a useful homogeneity - same level of education - and an interesting heterogeneity - different career outcomes, academics vs. non academics. Empirically we use the Survey of...

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Job disamenities, job satisfaction, and on-the-job search: is there a nexus?

Böckerman, Petri; Ilmakunnas, Pekka - EconWPA - 2005

This study explores the potential role of adverse working conditions at the workplace in the determination of on-the-job search in the Finnish labour market. The results reveal that workers currently facing adverse working conditions have greater intentions to switch jobs and they are also more...

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PUBLICATION PERFORMANCE OF ECONOMISTS AND ECONOMICS DEPARTMENTS IN TURKEY (1999-2003)

cokgezen, murat - EconWPA - 2005

This is the first study evaluating publication performances of economists and economics departments in Turkey. Findings show wide gaps between the Top-Five economics departments and economists affiliated to these universities and the others. Publication patterns of Turkish economists are the...

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Measuring Loss Potential of Hedge Fund Strategies

Prado, Marcos Mailoc López de; Peijan, Achim - EconWPA - 2005

We measure the loss potential of Hedge Funds by combining three market risk measures: VaR, Draw-Down and Time Under-The-Water. Calculations are carried out considering three different frameworks regarding Hedge Fund returns: i) Normality and time-independence, ii) Non-normality and time-...

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An Analysis of Hedge Fund Performance

Capocci, Daniel - EconWPA - 2002

hedge funds performance using various asset-pricing models, including an extension form of Carhart's (1997) model combined …, Equity non- Hedge and Sector funds. We analyse the performance of ehdge funds and the persistence in performance for … calculations for several individual hedge fund strategies. We showed there is a proof of persistence in performance in some cases …

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Hedge Fund Performance and Persistence in Bull and Bear Markets

Daniel, Capocci; Albert, Corhay; Georges, Hübner - EconWPA - 2004

Hedge Fund Performance and Persistence in Bull and Bear Markets DANIEL P.J. CAPOCCI University of Liege - Economics … paper tests the performance of 2894 hedge funds in a time period that encompasses unambiguously bullish and bearish trends …-factor composite performance model that achieves very high significance levels. The analysis of performance indicates that most hedge …

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