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The Peter principle : a theory of decline

Lazear, Edward P. (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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Entrepreneurship

Lazear, Edward P. (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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Output-based pay: incentives, retention or sorting?

Lazear, Edward P. (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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Firm-specific human capital : a skill-weights approach

Lazear, Edward P. (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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Educational Production

Lazear, Edward P. - 1999

their classmates do worse. The theory presented below reconciles all of these facts by recognizing that classroom teaching … ranges away from equilibrium levels will adversely affect educational output. The theory argues for a particular non … by lowering class size. The theory provides a measurable and operational way to define school quality that can be tested …

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Retail Pricing and Clearance Sales

Lazear, Edward P. - 1984

Sellers of new products are faced with having to guess demand conditions to set price appropriately. But sellers are able to adjust price over time and to learn from past mistakes. Additionally, it is not necessary that all goods be sold with certainty. It is sometimes better to set a high price...

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Incentives and Wage Rigidity

Lazear, Edward P. - 1984

With the growth of the literature on incentive compensation has come the belief by some that incentive pay may be less rigid than pay that is not designed to effect incentives. Some have gone so far as to argue that this may explain differences in unemployment rates across countries. it is shown...

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Pensions as Severance Pay

Lazear, Edward P. - 1982

Earlier claims that pensions serve as severance pay are corroborated by a new data set drawn from the 1980 Banker's Trust corporate pension plan study. A model is developed that shows how pension values which vary with the age of retirement make both workers and firms better off by moving the...

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The Excess Sensitivity of Layoffs and Quits to Demand

Hall, Robert E. - 1982

Excessive layoffs in bad times and excessive quits in good times both stem from the same weakness in practical employment arrangements: the specific nature of worker-firm relations creates a situation of bilateral monopoly. Institutions which have arisen to avert the associated inefficiency...

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Severance Pay, Pensions, and Efficient Mobility

Lazear, Edward P. - 1982

This paper argues that pensions are used as severance pay devices in an efficient compensation scheme. The major points of the study are: (1) Severance pay, which takes the form of higher pension values for early retirement, is widespread. (2) A major reason for the existence of pensions is the...

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