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What Are Over-the-Road Truckers Paid For? Evidence from an Exogenous Regulatory Change on the Role of Social Comparisons and Work Organization in Wage Determination

Burks, Stephen V.; Guy, Frederick - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

Using evidence from recent work on truckers and disaggregated older data prior researchers did not have, we revisit a classic topic and find some new answers. We focus on differentials in average annual earnings at the firm level among mileage-paid over-the-road tractor-trailer drivers ("road...

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Multi-Task Learning and the Reorganization of Work. From Tayloristic to Holistic Organization

Lindbeck, Assar; Snower, Dennis J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 1999

The paper analyzes the contemporary organizational restructuring of production and work within firms. We emphasize the shift from a Tayloristic organization of work (characterized by significant specialization by tasks) to a holistic organization (featuring job rotation, integration of tasks and...

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Are Voluntary Agreements Better? Evidence from Baseball Arbitration

Budd, John W.; Sojourner, Aaron J.; Jung, Jaewoo - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

This paper empirically examines the widespread belief that voluntarily negotiated agreements produce better long-run relationships than third-party imposed settlements, such as arbitrator decisions or court judgments. Two key outcomes are analyzed – subsequent player performance and the...

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Too Busy for School? The Effect of Athletic Participation on Absenteeism

Cuffe, Harold E.; Waddell, Glen R.; Bignell, Wesley - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

While existing research supports that participation in high-school athletics is associated with better education and labour-market outcomes, the mechanisms through which these benefits accrue are not well established. We use data from a large public-school district to retrieve an estimate of the...

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The Impact of Participation in Sports on Educational Attainment: New Evidence from Germany

Pfeifer, Christian; Cornelißen, Thomas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

We analyze the impact of exercising sports during childhood and adolescence on educational attainment. The theoretical … Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP), we apply generalized ordered probit models to estimate the effect of participation in sport … into sport, we find strong evidence that the effect of sport on educational attainment is statistically significant and …

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Rottenberg and the Economics of Sport after 50 Years: An Evaluation

Sloane, Peter J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006

starting point for the development of the economics of sport. While he recognised that certain features of professional sports … considerable debate amongst sports economists. In particular the assumption of profit maximisation has been challenged and a … divergence of views, reflected in the so-called North American and European models of sports leagues has emerged. Over the last …

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Good Girl, Bad Boy: Corrupt Behavior in Professional Tennis

Jetter, Michael; Walker, Jay K. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015

incentives are further increased. Finally, the market for sports betting does not seem to be aware of this phenomenon, suggesting …

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Reflexionen zur Zukunft der Arbeit

Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

angesichts von Demografie, Globalisierung und Technologiefortschritt nicht ihren eigenen wirtschaftlichen Erfolg aufs Spiel …

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Outsourcing, Occupational Restructuring, and Employee Well-Being: Is There a Silver Lining?

Böckerman, Petri; Maliranta, Mika - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

This paper examines the relationship between outsourcing and various aspects of employee well-being by devoting special attention to the role of occupational restructuring as a conveying mechanism. Using linked employer-employee data, we find that offshoring involves job destruction, especially...

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Structural Change and Innovation as Exit Strategies from the Middle Income Trap

Vivarelli, Marco - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

This paper is intended to provide an updated discussion on a series of issues that the relevant literature suggests to be crucial in dealing with the challenges a middle income country may encounter in its attempts to further catch-up a higher income status. In particular, the conventional...

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