evidence on their influence on quitting decisions. This paper presents results from an experiment in which participants receive … a piece-rate wage to perform a real-effort task. After completing a compulsory work period, the participants have the … working conditions causes workers to quit at more similar times. When, and only when, communication is allowed, workers are …

status or relative income on work effort. We find a strong effect of others' incomes on individual effort decisions in both … datasets. The individual's rank in the income distribution has a more powerful effect on effort than does others' average … income rank, the width of the relevant income distribution matters, with effort increasing in the distance from the bottom of …

on employee effort. We explore three feedback rules: No feedback on relative performance, feedback given halfway through …

This paper extends the standard work effort model by allowing workers to interact through networks. We investigate …

status or relative income on work effort. We find a strong effect of others' incomes on individual effort decisions in both … datasets. The individual's rank in the income distribution has a more powerful effect on effort than does others' average … income rank, the width of the relevant income distribution matters, with effort increasing in the distance from the bottom of …

This article investigates the relationship between optimal gear selectivity and effort cost in the fishing industry We … first show that optimal selectivity depends negatively on the level of effort cost, but that this relationship is not … continuous. Optimal selectivity switches when real effort cost goes beyond a certain level, and this switch induces a non …

The goal of our paper is to analyze the differences in terms of effort sensitivity to monetary incentive schemes … incentives like performance pay would be less effective in inducing effort in the nonprofit sector as nonprofit workers are ready … to donate labour to their employers. Using workers' stated sensitivity of effort to current and hypothetical use of …

Cet article relate les résultats d'une expérience portant sur l'effet des comparaisons de salaire sur les décisions d'effort … salaire égal, les individus situés à un rang plus faible dans la hiérarchie des salaires fournissent significativement moins d'effort …, ils réduisent leur effort en réaction à un déclassement salarial ou social. …